I'll do it eventually...

Week two is here, and it's hard to believe that the real routine has only started yesterday, because I feel like I've beed here for months. I still haven't seen Chateau de Versaille, the Louvre, Notre Damn, and sadly ...the Eiffel tower up close.. I have a good excuse for the last one though! I was going to see it yesterday after my FIRST french class, because there is a stop close to it on the metro that takes me home. It was a solid plan until... I sat by this Middle Eastern 22 year old hairdresser in class. I can't remember her name.. and she doesn't speak english, so we have to manage in French which is great. After class she was on the same train as me and she didn't care that I was on my way to see the Eiffel tower... she wanted me to follow her because she knew a faster way to get to my town. Great. So I sacrificed a trip to the Eiffel tower for some quality bonding time with my new friend. I know... I don't sound enthused. I think it's the fact that she has never gone to see the tower and she has been living in Paris for 3 years that bothers me about her.

French progress! not very much lately :( Which I why I was so excited to start my french classes. We made a deal (the parents and I) about 4 days ago, that once my first class begins, I will only speak french with the parents, and I will speak only english with the kids. Today, we've done okay with communicating in french, but I can tell it will be a challenge to just stick to French.

BBQ with the Neighbours: Great. All are nice. All speak and understand english

Bike ride to Seine river: Great place to sit down and relax with a book. New getaway destination.

The Nanny next door: Is cool. We have play dates at the park with our kids. I can see us being friends.

There are generally no boring moments here which is nice. Opportunities of discovery and for me to challenge my self with the language are not scarce, but less obvious than they were in Katimavik. On Katimavik, I had a whole team of people with similar motives by my side. Here I am by my self. I am just hoping that the lack of boring moments here won't be an excuse for me to go out and do things. ...I'll work on this.

Time for some French Homework,

Taa Taah!