No kidding - these are the same cheese at different stages of development. Both delicious though!
Paris is wonderful - sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy but always beautiful. It's cold but in a crisp, refreshing way, especially when the sun comes out.
I've started French classes at Alliance Francaise on Boulevard Raspail. The classes are nothing like what I'm used to - in Sydney they were 98% grammar and 2% conversation; Here it's the other way around. Everyone in the class speaks French reasonably (if not completely) fluently and seems to be taking the classes to get a more sophisticated understanding of the language and culture, whereas I'm still trying to figure out how to identify the COD and COI when used in a sentence together. I have a 2-week intro to the course and will make a decision on whether to stick with it or not after that. I'd probably benefit from doing heaps of homework out of class so I'll hit it hard for the next fortnight and see how it goes.
I've also started going to a gym, which B very kindly bought me membership for. It's just about the best gift I could've hoped for as, after an absence of a week or so from daily exercise, I was starting to get a little antsy. It's a Fitness First gym and - no, wait! It's not so bad!! It opened this week so it has that new-gym smell and not many people to hog the equipment, plus I'm seen as something of a novelty being one of a handful of non-French speaking clients at the moment. Watching someone giggle while trying their broken English on me is nice in an odd sort of way - it reminds me Parisians aren't as perfect as their attitude can sometimes suggest.
So the only thing remaining is to find some work! I'm not in any hurry, at least for a couple of weeks, and B has been very understanding and patient about that, but I still want to find something reasonably soon. Ideally it'll be something I can do from home (editing, proof-reading, etc) and which I can do alongside some fitness training. Having language class in the middle of the day puts a barrier on having a regular 9-5 office job, which, I must say, is a great feeling. So if anyone has any contacts in Sydney, Paris or elsewhere who need things worked on let me know. I'm available right now!
It's now 10am so I suppose I should amble off to the gym or the market to find some food for tonight's dinner. Sigh...life is tough...
1 comment:
Sounds like fun. No leads on work yet, but i'll keep my ears to the ground.
You could always contact that transcription company we use here and see if you could work from Paris...
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