Morning Accomplishments

This morning I woke up a bit earlier than anticipated, made my bed, cleaned my room, and then decided to go out and buy my metro pass. Now, you have to keep in mind that I do not speak any French, and so going out into Paris by myself doesn't often happen. I usually try to keep one of my two French speaking roommates close by in case for when I need their help. Today I decided, what the heck, it's worth a try. I got ready and went to the atm and withdrew the cash I would need for my metro card as well as my budget for the week. I then walked to the metro station and used the machine (which is all in French) and bought my monthly Metro pass! It costs 62 euro (nearly $100, OUCH!) but I get to use the metro all month for free.

I went back and forth trying to decide if it would be economically worth it since we have been walking everywhere, plus I feel that $100 to spend is quite expensive. I finally caved after having to use the metro 3 times in the past two days because my roommates all bought this pass. Individual tickets cost about 1,40 euro, and it was already adding up for me. I know I will be using the metro every Thursday when I have architecture because we are meeting in various parts of the city for class. This will also encourage me to get out and explore, rather than just sitting in my apartment all day because I don't want to walk across town, or buy a single ticket. Now instead of reading for class inside, I can just hop on the metro and go to the Louvre, or Luxembourg Gardens. Instead of watching Jersey Shore online I can go watch the light show at the Eiffel Tower or walk down the Chance de Lise (who am I kidding, I'll still be watching Jersey Shore, but you get the point). While it is expensive it will encourage me to get my money's worth and go to various parts of the town that I thought were inaccessible by foot.


But in case you were wondering. I'm still going to be walking to school to get my daily exercise :)