Premiere Jour

I arrived last night in my beautiful little town, Chambery...I feel it's mine already! I love everything about it...the narrow cobblestone roads, the little boutiques, the beautiful old crumbling buildings... what a dream ! So far, at least. I;m sure school will be fairly challenging, which is where I'm headed tommorow, to move into my residence and to start orientation. My Canadian friend Liz and I are staying a gorgeous little hotel until then... antique wardrobes, deep burgundy and mustard colored walls and sparkling chandeliers....so elegant! I'm obviously very much enthralled in this cloud of architecture, atmosphere and accents...I'm sure reality will hit soon enough, but for now I think I'll just bask in the delirium of exploring this new and incredibly beautiful culture. I had the coolest thing for breakfast from a patisserie: its called a pralinette, and its like a triangular-shaped croissant, with a hot-pink filling. I was expecting a hot-pink flavour, but it was actually just pralines in a sugary sauce. Perfect example of the difference between N-american and european culture: If our pastries in Canada were shockingly pink instead of dull old brown, I think we would be a happier society on the whole! PS: this is the view outside my hotel window...yes, this is when you're entitled to be jealous.