1) Café
2) Rachel and I doing whatever we want in Paris, even though the French pretty much think we're insane. (The pictured café had a stick of chocolate in it...obviously meant to be eaten seperately.)
3) Sitting on benches.
4) Sitting on the ground looking homeless.
5)Making mad faces while posing in front of national monuments (see the tiny Eiffel Tower?!?)
This is St. Etienne!!
6) French trains
7) The Rhone-Alpes region of France, which just so happens to be where I'm going to be living for the next 7 months!!
This is St. Etienne!!
8) French salad dressing, french bread, and putting french mustard on everything!
9) Sunny days
10) SKYPE!
In other news: Today I went to St. Etienne, which is the town I'll be living in, for the very first time!! My only knowledge of the city was from my host family who said it was 'not beautiful'...not a good sign. To me, it was adorable. It's a little French city, and I think I'll be very happy there!
The other very important thing I did today, besides laying eyes on St. Etienne for the first time, was checking out the apartment/roommate that I set up before leaving for France. I was beyond nervous that something was going to go wrong, so I didn't want to say anything to jinx it, but it's for real! I officially HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE! (M&I coworkers: I didn't even need the canned chicken or cardboard sign yet!) The apartment is pretty cute and there is a fireplace IN MY BEDROOM. It's very typically French, with a really nice French girl named Mathilde, and it's exactly what I was looking for! And it's close to the center of St. Etienne, which is wonderful! Needless to say, it's a major relief. I feel beyond lucky to have gotten this figured out, and just as I was told it all worked out in the end!!!!
So after 2 months, I am no longer homeless! :)
1 comment:
I'm so glad you didn't need your
sign. It would have been a cute
addition to your mad picture.
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