Here we go

I've been in Paris for several weeks now, and am starting to feel at home here. The Paris apartment is small but perfectly formed. It has everything that a person could need (particularly now that the internet connection is working) and is in a great location in the 2nd Arrondissement in a neighbourhood called Montorgueil. This is a pedestrian area full of little shops and restaurants. Cat & I go out and do our shopping each day. Cat is able to pick up a baguette or pain au chocolat on her morning run and bring them back for a tasty breakfast.



I can't believe my two weeks of French classes are almost complete already. I have gotten a lot more comfortable speaking la belle langue, and have really enjoyed meeting people from all over the world brought together for sole purpose of learning a language. It is a special thing to meet people from Brazil, Australia, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Venezuala, US. The interesting thing is that speaking french you can't recognize a person's accent, so you can't tell where they are from until they tell you.

I haven't made it to very many museums or monuments since I arrived. Apart from one trip to the Louvre, I have mostly just been walking around and exploring. I did finally get up to Sacre Coeur last week to enjoy the view and sit in on evening mass. Listening to the nuns singing sitting under the spectacular mosaics would inspire anyone.

Alas, the last few days I have been sick so have not ventured very far from the apartment. I have read a few of the books I have brought with me and caught up on my 80's television (dubbed in French of course).