School

Don't be confused by the title of this post. I actually do go to school while in Paris.

Here are JD and Alex (Alex's IMBA tour) on Saturday studying for the economics exam we had this morning. The exam was good fun and no one came out injured.
For those who are curious, I will now go into detail about school here in Paris.
1. We have classes 9:30 - 5pm every day mon-fri. Not too bad, considering we get a French lunch of 1.5 hours. Each week we have one topic, better known as block scheduling. We have class 2 weeks in a row and during the 3rd week we have a "study week". During this week, we have tests and assignments due. This is one of those weeks, and between today and next Monday, we have 2 tests and 2 projects due. Luckily, I have 1 of each out of the way, so a little travel may be in the cards. If only the new Metro strike would not get in my way.

2. There are only 3 or 4 full time professors here at ENPC. Of these, only one teaches us one of the courses. You may be asking yourself, "Who teaches the other 9 courses?" Well I am glad you asked. ENPC "outsources" their teaching staff. It's quite brilliant. Basically they bring in phenomenal teachers to teach sorry students like me.

I hope this dismisses any crazy theories that you may have about school here in Paris. But, would you rather hear about my studying or my traveling? Or is it neither, but you read my blog anyway because you are bored at work? Answer not required.