An Old Friend

It's getting colder in Paris. I've been told that February is the coldest month of the year and I can feel it creeping up. It doesn't take anything away from its beauty, though. I woke up this morning and took my book to a cute hidden coffee shop in the Marais. It's literally called "Café Inconnu", which means secret café. It's tucked away in a little alleyway that is often overlooked by the hustle and bustle of the streets surrounding it. It is dimly lit with a very bohemian/hippy vibe and it was full of people reading and on their laptops sipping on their morning espressos. I ordered my own, took a seat on the couch near the fire and enjoyed the late morning/early afternoon with my coffee and book.

One of the best things about doing an exchange semester is the people you meet. In my four months in Hong Kong I met so many amazing people from all over the world, many of whom I still consider to be my closest friends. The sad part is that once your time together is up, everyone goes back to their respective homes and it becomes difficult to stay in touch but I truly believe that these connections last a lifetime because you go through such a significant part of your life together. Luckily I have had the chance to see a few of them since, and tonight I'm meeting Kevin and his friends for dinner at Le Saut de Loup  - the restaurant in the Jardins de Tulleries.
Kevin is one of the many French friends I made in Hong Kong who would always insist on speaking french to me because he knew I wanted to practice my french. Our friendship grew to become almost like a brother-sister type of relationship and I'm really excited to see him again :) He currently lives and works in Strasbourg and I'm hoping to go visit him later on during my trip, perhaps when I get back from Athens in April - it's suppose to be breathtakingly gorgeous!

That's it for now. Tomorrow Mark and I are going out dancing at Buddha Bar so I'll give full details tomorrow night! :D

xox
Alexis