Experiencing Life at Boarding School in Paris

From Harpeth Hall senior Lena,
who is attending La Maison
D'Education de la Legion D'Honneur
I'm doing well at the Legion d'Honneur. Last week, I attended classes Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Every Wednesday is a half day and for the second half of the day the students are allowed to leave the boarding school. I went to the Musée de la Mode (the fashion museum) and strolled along the Champs Elysées with Anne-Charlotte, my host sister. The rest of the week, I went with the other exchange students to do the various touristy things that they had planned. This included going to the Musée d'Orsay, the museum with a famous collection of impressionist paintings, climbing the Eiffel Tower, which ended up being closed because of wind and ice, climbing Montmartre to see Sacré Coeur, and several other things. Over the weekend, I stayed at Anne-Charlotte's grandfather's apartment just outside of Paris. Saturday I roamed around the city with Anne-Charlotte and ended the day at a créperie (stereotypically French). This week I have been attending classes with Anne-Charlotte which, though sometimes is exhausting, is mostly interesting. The different teaching styles and relationships between the teachers and students is so different from Harpeth Hall. Today, in English class, I am going to give a short presentation on Harpeth Hall.