Hello. Welcome to my website. It started while I was in Europe for a semester, and I've kept it up since then. I'm now at the University of Chicago Law School, living in Hyde Park, and the story continues. If you want to say hi or visit me, email cfloyd at uchicago dot edu. If you want to comment on my posts, comment away.   Photos Paris and Brussels Sturm vs. GAK football match Women's American football Team USA vs. Graz Giants American football The Man...The Myth...The Roommate...SUPER MIRZA Graz Styrian Wine Farm Budapest Essays and Significant Posts First 48 Hours Anti-Americanism Early Observations Mail Bag Days in May Ode to Street Food   Who is Charlie Floyd? I graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2002 with a degree in Letters. Then I decided to get a second BA in German and spent the spring finishing my degree requirements at the Karl-Franzens Universitaet in Graz, Austria. Now I'm at the University of Chicago Law School and loving every minute. This is my story, day by day.   Archives << current

Charles in Charge: Chicago "Life is nothing if not the sum of your anecdotes." -Scotty The Body, on storytelling "But it ain't that bad, man. Just figure out the system before the system figures out you." -T. Matthew Smith, on the 1L year "The beer just doesn't taste as good when you're not drinking it with your buddies." -Anon., on being away from good friends "Somebody has to pay the rent around here. Why the hell not us?" -Cotton, on studying for exams   4/23/2003   I'm in an internet cafe just off of the Blvd St. Germain. The trip from Leeds to Paris took longer than anticipated because of a chain-reaction of late, then missed, trains, but the ferry ride from Dover to Calais was beautiful. I got in kind of late last night so I had dinner and got some sleep. Today I started at Notre Dame and walked along the Seine. I went through the area of the Louvre to the Champs Elyseè. Walked down to the Arc dé Triumphe (sp?), paid to walk to the top, and enjoyed a great view of Paris. From the Arc I walked to the Eiffel area, then by the Invalide, then down St. Germain. I paused for a café au lait in a coffee shop Hemingway reportedly frequented and read more of A Moveable Feast. Then I came here to post and check email. The plan is to catch a play and then a pub tonight, then get up tomorrow for Musee d'Orsay (sp? damn french and its keyboards). And Zach, I will try to avoid the bloody noses. Ruminations: Paris is absolutely beautiful. Forget Chirac and national rivalries. As the Brits say, I can't be bothered. The bottom line is I'm currently in one of the world's great cities and I intend to make the most of it. There is enough here for a lifetime, but I'm not trying to fit it all in. I am breathing the air, admiring the gorgeous, um, scenery, and taking plenty of pictures. Well, time's up, so more soon. 4/23/2003 10:46:00 AM