Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Parisian Bucket List

So I should probably be packing, but I figured that blogging is a legitimate excuse to prolong my procrastination. I leave on Tuesday which means I have a total of four days to shop and pack my life away! I'm already feeling overwhelmed and I haven't even approached the serious crunch time! So for my first blog post I think it's appropriate to create a Parisian Bucket List. Hopefully my last blog entry will say that I completed everything on my to do list, I am pretty determined! So here it is... All of the things I WILL complete before I leave Paris!

1. Become fluent in French! Be able to dazzle real French people with my
BEAUTIFUL accent.
2. Ride on the back on some gorgeous French man's Vespa.
3. Master some tasty French recipes.
4. Make friends with some locals (and hopefully secure some couches to crash on
for future French adventures).
5. Discover if the French know something about French kissing that Americans
have yet to learn.
6. Ride on a bicycle wearing a skirt and heels whilst looking damn graceful doing
it!
7. Get straight A's!
8. Visit friends in Madrid, Brussels, and Germany!
9. Jog around all of the beautiful jardins in Paris.
10. Learn the secret of how all French women are skinny (those bitches), yet
their diets consist of baguettes, croissants, and buttery, creamy delicious
sauces.
11. Be able to pull off a beret without looking like a ridiculous tourist.
12. Have the ability to navigate through Paris without using a map!
13. Partake in lots of picnics consisting of some vin, fromage, and pain!
14. Eat by myself in a sit-down restaurant!
15. Visit all of the major tourist sites and become so knowledgeable about them
that I could become a tour guide.
16. See the green fairy. Need I say more?
17. Figure out what I want to tattoo on myself!
18. Take cool artsy pictures that I can later decorate my future apartment with.
19. Become chic and trendy!
20. Leave Paris loving it more than I already do.