Fistfight in France (Pay Per View Only)

Tim Reppert

My mentor came back from America and started training me on Thursday on how to electrospin polymers. After a short work day on Friday, I left to go to Paris for the weekend to see friends and family.

I took an ICE train from Saarbrucken to Paris, and was placed in a snazzy 2nd class cabin on the train. 10/10 would recommend for traveling on train's that have reservation seating, it was a cool experience. After getting to Paris, I meandered my way around and found Gare Du Nord so I could take the rail system to my uncle's house. No more than five minutes into my Parisian experience there was an elderly women brawl on the train platform. It was my first multiracial foreign elderly women fight. I had no idea what was said because it was very quick and aggressive French, words that wouldn't be taught in a high school French class. The white old lady wound up on the ground and people were there to pick her up, but it was quite the experience.

On Friday night, I went out to eat with family. Saturday, I hiked from Roland Garos, where they play the French Open, to the Louvre through the Parisian forest. Interestingly enough, there is a strong prostitution ring in the Bois de Boulogne. I quickly evaded that area, stumbled upon a Music Festival then walked to the lakes in west Paris. Afterwards, I walked to the Arc de Triomphe, down the Champs Elysees to the Louvre. I met up with my friend, ate some vegan french food and saw my other uncle later that night. On Sunday, my family made me be a tourist by taking me to Notre Dame and around the tourist dense areas of Paris.

Then back to work that Monday!