Title: Official UN Library Card Holder. Of course that's a proper title. I have the lanyard to prove it.

Today was our first official day that required dressing business casual. From here on out, it will be required to dress nicely for at least 3 days out of the week for our guest speakers. And I looked sharp today, if I do say so myself. Dark purple shirt tucked into a black pencil skirt finished with my favorite black heels. They're so classic and elegant and can be worn with anything. That's why I brought them.

"Perfect!" I thought. "I can wear them as nice shoes AND wear them when we go out. I'm such a smart packer."

WRONG. Yes, you can wear them as nice shoes but not when you're walking all over Geneva and potentially Mordor. Thank God I brought my toms along just in case. I had to wait until the end of the day to take them off though, because we got a tour of the UN Library and our very own library cards that provide access to the entire thing. Let me tell you, it was worth all of the pain. That place in incredible! There are over a million books (not including the archives) with essentially 20 stories worth of stacks and the best part is they're all on various subjects regarding international relations. Swoon. I've never felt more like Princess Bell in my entire life.

Psh, guuurl please. I'll be they're not even alphabetized correctly.

Also, this weekend a group of us are planning on going skiing. :) What fun! The mountain is a smaller one in the area, so that makes it cheaper. Which is good because everything here is really expensive. It's also on the French/Swiss border so while you're skiing you never really know if you're in Switzerland or France. I'm hoping to show off my awesome skills and that they'll make up for my lack of appropriate skiing gear. I have no snow pants, so long underwear and jeans it is. Plus, the only coat I brought is a wool pea coat. So that could be a little restricting. Then again I could just open it and let it fly behind me as a whoosh down the hill yelling, "I AM THE BATMAN!" Yeah. That sounds reasonable.

Or I could ask one of the families if they have a proper coat for me to borrow. Look at the problem solving skills I'm learning!