First Parisian House Party Ayyyyy!

   Ever since I discovered the bars in Madison Freshman year, I thought that I had left the life of house parties behind me. Oh how wrong I was. Three nights ago we were invited over to a school mate's apartment for a get together to meet fellow study abroaders. After 30 bottles of wine and champagne (for a large amount of people mind you), conversation was flowing and the language gap became only a minor irritation. Hand gestures and sound effects became place holders for words lost in translation.
    We've ended up going out to the bars for the last few nights and have discovered how expensive the bars are. For example a gin fizz cost 9 Euros (like $11), which is just not feasible living on a budget. My roommates and I have come to the conclusion that 1. we drink less and give up all of our Madison heritage or 2. pregame before hand at our apartment or a house party. Obviously the former was ruled out with less than one or two seconds of thought so we have decided on the latter. While I would love to continue on the night life of Paris, I truly can't because I don't want to sound like an alcoholic we haven't actually gone out that much here because we are so tired from our site seeing and wild excursions.