summer pj's

well, it is here, warm weather has finally arrived in Paris. It has been in the high 80's, flirting w/ some 90's, here for the last week...I'm embarrassed to admit that I am wilting. My anti-heat tactics from Arizona don't work as well here. It does not cool down in the evening and my little jail cell apartment has been btwn 85 and 93 degrees for three straight days. So yeah, it was fun finally bringing out my summer pajamas, but it even feels too warm to wear them. At least I have a shower in my room, which I use frequently.
Our schedule is pretty light this term...we have an average of 2 classes a day...refreshing after basic when we had an average of 3 classes, and many times 4 classes a day. we have more saturdays at school, but saturday is pretty mellow. it will be interesting working in chocolate in the chaleur (heat), a new vocab word : ) air conditioning can only do so much when you have 10 ovens on in a small practical room. I'm used to sweating though, so that part doesn't bug me. I would love to have a veranda, maybe a breeze or two, then I'd stop complaining : )
Will be watching Italy v. USA on Saturday. Saw Brasil win last night and Italy the other night. It's pretty fun out here. All of the cafes have TVs set up to watch the world cup (and tennis) and there is a big screen in the Place de Hotel de Ville (around the corner from me). I thought there was a manifestation going on, but I realized it was the England soccer game.
A bit of gore history....there were people executed in the pretty Place de Hotel de Ville (formerly the Place de Greve)...weirdo. I went to the conciergerie..have I already written about this? anywhoo, saw marie antoinette's cell, the women's courtyard, the place where robspierre spent his finaly hours and all dat.
Off to class, only one demo today, yay!