School in Paris

It's now the third week of school. We have had a few French classes and taken several field trips. The 'Survival French' classes are very difficult for me because I have never spoken French! Some letters are not pronounced and the accent is hard to replicate. Anyway, the field trips have been very successful. Yesterday, we went to about ten different places and walked all around Paris. It was such nice day minus the humidity. I didn't bring any shorts so I had to wear jeans. It poured last night and today is a bit cooler, though still very humid from the rain. I would recommend bringing jeans, capris, and linen capris/pants. People don't really wear shorts here, so I don't think I would have been comforable wearing them anyway. Especially when people here don't care about your 'personal space!!'

The Places we went include:

La Conciergeie

Ile St.Louis

Hotel d' Au mont XVII

Hotel de Sully XVI

Village St.Paul

Fortifications Charles V

Place des Vosger 1612

Maison de Victor Itugo

Hotel Carnavalet

Rue des Rosiers

Our French teacher took us to a Cafe/Bakery for lunch and helped me order a chicken salad. It was the best salad I have had here! The food here isn't too bad once you learn a few words on the menu and I don't venture out too much anymore! I tried to venture out and try something new last week and my crepe turned out to be boiled in brick of cheese!

We don't have marketing class this week, but our final case study is due next week. We are in groups of four and the cases are similar to the ones in global marketing strategies at UNC. We have to answer 5-7 questions and be able to present the case in front of class and answer questions.

We have a full week of management this week. We have a final project in this class also, it is similar to the final project we did in global marketing and consumer behavior. We are in groups of two. For the project, we must chose an American product/service and import it to a country in the European Union. The project will take some time due to researching a country and figuring out the best way to penetrate the market. In class we go over the criteria for the project. There is also a powerpoint presentation to demonstrate a sample project.