Here I go again on my own

Well, I'm off to Paris tomorrow for six days for my research trip. I was excited up until my meeting with my academic advisor today, who informed me that, oh no, one can not simply walk into the Bibliotheque Nationale. Apparently, I have to interview with them to prove myself worthy of entering the research part of it. Holy Mary, Mother of God. This is so typically French, first of all, and second of all, this means that I have to actually figure out a way to explain what I'm doing (even though I'm pretty much flying by the seat of my proverbial pants), in a language that I haven't really spoken in a year and a half.

I feel like I might as well go ahead and cry the tears of frustration that I'm sure will ensue, just to get them out of the way.

However, it's nice to know that no matter how hairy things get with those uppity librarians, I'll be able to comfort myself with obscene amounts of pastries.

Have a lovely week!