Ooooh Man.

Welcome to my very first attempt at this whole blogging thing. I hope it will amuse you for the next few months as I archive my adventures in Paris!

In just a few days, this tiny-studious-Midwest-Nikki will become an excited-nervous-jetlagged-pseudo-Parisian. (Hopefully still studious. Definitely still tiny.) Yes, people, I am setting off this Friday for what will probably be my most exciting semester in college! That being said, you would think I would be more prepared and on top of things...

It's technically Thursday already. I'm looking around my room and see little signs of packing. I attempted to start this morning, so there are several piles of clothes lying around my room. But once I realized that it would take a small miracle to cram these piles into my suitcase, I decided to take a break from packing. A break which has yet to end. (Clearly, starting a blog is more pressing then say, preparing myself for a trip that begins in less than 36 hours.) But such is the life of a procrastinator...

Meanwhile, I've only really been home for a week, so time is flying by faster than I would like. It seems like I just got here and all of a sudden, tomorrow(/today) is my last day?! When did that happen?! As much as I can't wait to be abroad, it would have been nice to have a little more time to soak up the sweetness of little old Madison. Just this morning, I was at Mickies Dairy Bar, and I thought to myself, "Where in Paris will I ever be able to find pancakes the size of a frisbee and hash-browns smothered in (Wisconsin) cheddar cheese and ketchup??" sigh...

Well, as much as I would love to continue reminiscing, I think it's time I do something a little more productive with my time like, I don't know, sleep?

Thanks for starting on what I hope will be a successful blog! (Whatever that means... :D)