Cine-Balade

I started out my day by walking to the MICEFA office and making a doctor's appointment, because I have developed this horrible cough since I've been here. Afterward, I returned to the hostel and ran into a few girls who were going out to lunch, so I decided to go with them. We just stopped at a little street vendor, grabbed some sandwiches and went to le Jardin du Luxembourg. We ate our sandwiches while watching all of the little kids play with their sailboats in the pond in front of the Senate. I then headed back to the hostel and met up with Melissa Weaver (one of the leaders of the group) and Priscilla (a fellow classmate). They were headed to lunch, so I decided to join them and only get an espresso, which was quite delicious and strong. When I got back to the hostel, it was time to walk to the Odeon station and meet everyone for our activity. It was a guided tour based on the movie "Midnight in Paris" by Woody Allen. We walked to a lot of the places where the movie took place. It was neat to see all of the places in person.
Here are some places that you might recognize from the movie:

 The outside of the restaurant.....

 And the inside....

 

 "Polidor doesn't accept credit cards since 1845" :)

L'universite de la Sorbonne.

 

 The side of this church was featured in the film, as you'll soon see below....

 The inside was beautiful

Here's the side of the church. This is where Owen Wilson's dream comes true and he gets transported back to the past.

 I had to miss the tail end of the tour though, because my doctor's appointment was at 5:30 and I did not want to be late. Luckily, Aurora Wolfgang (our Resident Director) offered to walk me there, which was a huge comfort because I was worried about getting lost. I met with this really nice British doctor by the name of Dr. Wilson. He checked me out and told me that my lung problems were most likely allergies due to the polluted air. I was greatly relieved to hear that it wasn't something serious. So he prescribed me some allergy pills, which will hopefully make me feel better! I returned to the hostel and hung out for quite a while. I then walked to Roger and George's room to hang out. They were nice enough to offer me some pasta that they had made, which I gladly accepted. After continuing to hang out for quite some time, a group of us decided to go get ice cream and go back to the Seine with more wine. It was a very chill, enjoyable evening with lovely people.