I made it!

Im in France!!! Yeaaaahh. It was a really long trip, by the time I stopped in Minneapolis, Amsterdam, and finally got to Paris it was about 24 hours. Oddly enough it was only 8 in the morning, so I checked into my hostel and took the subway to Rolland Garros all the way on the edge of Paris. When I got off the stop for Rolland Garros I had lots of trouble finding it, because its tucked in with this huge stadium called the Hippodrome, and a huge park with greenhouses and museums. I accidently stumbled into the French tennis training academy, and when i got into the office I saw a poster of every French tennis player I knew on the wall saying that they trained there, like Gasquet, Matheiu, and Monfils, and that they were coached by Jean Bouin, and 2 seconds later he walked in and told me I wasnt in the right place! The guy looked really legit, im hoping to play a tourny there and chat him up. When I finally found Rolland Garros and bullshitted my way through the security, I was literally the only person there. None of the offices would help me and told me to register and sign up for tournaments online, which kinda sucked considering how much energy I had spent getting there. BUT, as I was walking through the stadium I looked down to the first practice court and saw Gasquet was practicing with his coaches. I went down and got to watch him for awhile. I took the subway back, ate a sandwich that had fritas (fries) shoved in it, and passed out for like 14 hours.

Anways, now I am here and have been chillin and looking around the sites. The airlines lost my tennis bag temporarily, so I havent played yet but cant wait to get on that sweet sweet red clay.

CMG