Petite La Fleur

Waking up at 9:30 would have been nice if I hadn't been woken up at least six times throughout the night. Regardless, I got ready and Heather picked me up at 10:20ish. We had some errands to run but first stopped by Starbucks. Where we actually ended up just sitting until noon, talking about a lot. It was nice but we probably should've ran our errands. Thus, we went to her house to eat lunch with her mom which was nice. (: At about 2, we went back to the mall strip area for Heather to get some clothes from PacSun and a perfume from Victoria's Secret before stopping by Walmart for me to get some things as well. She dropped me off at home around 5, so I decided to take a shower and put some clothes away before eating dinner with my family. For dessert, mom had made Vasilopita Cake which is traditionally made for the New Year. Everyone gets a slice and each slice is dedicated for family and friends since there's a hidden piece inside indicating who will have good luc...

Podcast November 20, 2015 : The Paris Attacks  On November 13th, 2015 there were several terrorist attacks in Paris, which caused huge uproar across the world and reviving similar emotions for the French due to the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January of this year. The host opens the podcast with a question for one of the guests, Rich Lowry, about a phenomenon he labeled and what he thought of it. Lowry replied that although the “I am Charlie” or “Je Suis Charlie” was a sweet sentiment, none of us were actually brave enough to draw cartoons of Mohammed at risk of our life. After the Paris attacks, another symbol was spread on the internet of the peace symbol with the Eiffel Tower inside of it. Believing this gesture is often a substitute of thought of the actual event itself, the public in fear of having an opinion of what to do, Lowry states, “having these kind of feel-good symbols online has really nothing to do with the nature of the threat and how to address it.” The host, f...

The Louvre - the largest museum in Paris of art Appealing to the eye, appealing to the heart From pyramids to the Mona Lisa There’s portraits of everyone, including Mother Teresa. Strangers gather and wait in long lines To see all the beauty and one-of-a-kind’s To walk through it all would take months on end Which is why visitors come again and again. One after one they gaze at the art work Again and again they appear, like clockwork However, when the warning bell went off Seemingly too soft, There were three who didn’t hear Three who didn’t disappear. There was an American tourist of the age seventeen, Teenage boy with a desire to be seen. When the warning rang, his headphones in He was admiring a painting of Berlin. Coming with his family, they ditched him there With no desires to see the art, not a single care So he went all alone, story of his life No need to argue or cause a strife. He came to the Louvre after the Eiffel Tower Even si...