20.05.12

I’m not going to lie, taking five French-only classes really takes its toll on a foreigner.  I can conjugate French verbs without pulling out my Bescherelle book, and my tongue has more rolls than the bread in my appetizer basket.

So to treat myself to a post-midterm celebration, I did the only thing anyone absolutely must do while in Paris: shop.

All the rumors are true. The fashion is impeccably delicious. Sometimes it’s too refined to touch, let alone be in the same presence, but like everything genuinely pleasurable in this world, there’s a price–a very steep price.

As you might expect, Parisian shopping doesn’t come cheap. With the Euro playing a more powerful role than the dollar, a 25 Euro H&M cardigan with elbow pads, which are so in right now, may seem reasonable, but that’s almost $35. I bought it anyway. You might think individual boutiques sell options at half the cost of their chain store counter parts, but they’re even more expensive.

Source: Temple News