Our prof demanded that we purchase a supplementary text for the grammar portion of our course and so after class I found myself walking to the nearest librarie that I was familiar with in the company of 3 girls from class from Italy, China, and Belize. It was amazing how easily conversation flowed between us and even more amazing was the realization that I've truly come to love being able to speak across cultures by using a language not my own with people who face the same difficulties as me. We are all foreign here.
At the bookstore when we had our books, I decided to brave the potential wrath of the woman at the checkout and asked if there was a discount for students. She seemed surprised that I would ask but told me if I had a student ID card then she would give me one and I produced my Sorbonne ID. So my 8,60 euro textbook ended up being 8,17 euro and I left the store feeling like quite the bargain shopper.
At the bookstore when we had our books, I decided to brave the potential wrath of the woman at the checkout and asked if there was a discount for students. She seemed surprised that I would ask but told me if I had a student ID card then she would give me one and I produced my Sorbonne ID. So my 8,60 euro textbook ended up being 8,17 euro and I left the store feeling like quite the bargain shopper.
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