a view from the top... (almost)

today was a good day in paris. i started it off with family sunday at church. this was a great laid-back service. they had a guest speaker who was american, but he preached in french. it was easy to understand him :). afterwards there was a lunch and i had two extended conversations with some adults in french. they were so patient with me and really were taking the time to talk with me and help me. plus the food was good!
after lunch i met up with two girls from my french class - katie & wanley. we went to the picasso museum together and then walked around the 3rd district for a while. wanley left us and then katie and i spent another few hours wandering - eating ice cream, grabbing a coffee at a cafe, taking pictures - it was really fun. we had some great conversation, too. it's been fun to get to know her. we're going to try to connect again this week.
after katie and i parted ways, i buzzed over to the eiffel tower to meet up with the texas group! and tonight, ladies and gentlemen... i climbed the eiffel tower (almost)! the lift to the VERY top was closed by the time we got there, but we were able to go up to the 2nd floor, or the middle of the tower. it was gorgeous. and it was really special to experience it with some other people besides just myself! i can't wait to go alll the way to the top :)

anyways... i had to quick write-up about my day just because it was wonderful.


thanks for your love.
grace & peace, jenn.