Because One Day Isn't Enough

So it was my birthday on Monday but really celebrations started on Thursday. Excessive? Maybe. Necessary? Definitely. Unfortunately, turning 21 in France (or anywhere else in the world) is not as big a deal as it is in the United States. However, I like to think that I did my best to celebrate in a true Wisconsin way. Here is a recap:

Thursday: Club Mix

On Thursdays, foreigners get in to this club for free! It's not the best club in town but they play decent music and there's usually a lot of people.

Friday: Cafe Oz
I think this was probably the best night of the weekend! We went to Cafe Oz which is an Australian bar/club and it was so much fun! We actually ended up running into other friends from school there so it was a blast.

We left after the metro closed and we're forced to take the bus back. Apparently, we took it in the wrong direction and the entire ride ended up taking around an hour and a half. We got home around 6am! Oh well. At least we had a good time chatting on the bus and it makes for an interesting story!

Saturday: Bastille
After a failed attempt to eat dinner at a Mexican restaurant, me and several girls from WI/IL ended up having dinner at an Italian restaurant near the Bastille. I ate an entire pizza and obviously still had enough room for gelato after (no surprises). After dinner, we went to an Irish bar for some dancing. It was a great time! It ended up being somewhat of a girls night which is always fun.

Sunday: Rue de Lappe

Went out at midnight to celebrate my actual day of birth. This night consisted of drinking too much. It was somewhat of a struggle but I made it! There is actually no documentation of anything that happened but it was just a low key night with my roommate and some guys from WI/IL/Australia.

Monday: Footsie
Another low key night. It was a Monday after all. For dinner, Chelsea, Laura, and I made tacos and had chips with guacamole. And surprisingly, we were able to find all the ingredients we needed!

Despite the fact that I had a 9am class the next morning I decided it was necessary to go celebrate. I went out with a few people from WI that are studying at the Sorbonne. The bar was actually really cool! It's a stock exchange bar so the prices of drinks change depending on what people are buying at the moment.

 

Overall, I would say it was a very successful weekend. Now I have to start getting ready for this 10 day trip through Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. I can't wait!