Well, we’re here! I can’t believe I live in PARIS!!!!
Just as the missionaries were walking out the door, our intercom rang downstairs. Jeff arranged for the previous renter to come over and give us tips on the apartment. Her name is Sandrine and she brought her daughter Capucine (isn’t that a gorgeous name!). She was very lovely and extremely helpful.
Once she left we took a breath and checked out the apartment on our own. Moving in was the first time I saw our place, so I wanted to do a thorough walkthrough. It is lovely! It is an older and quaint little apartment (110 square meters, or about 1000 square feet, which is spacious by Parisian standards) with lots of character. I will post pictures soon.
I wanted to get settled and unpack but I also wanted to a double-check clean (Christa standards), so we headed out to find cleaning supplies. We stopped off at the park to let the kids play, went to some candy and chocolate shops and ended up at the Haagen Daz ice cream shop (as if we hadn’t had enough to eat). We needed ice cream though. It is our comfort food/treat. While at the ice cream shop we met a couple girls that go to the international school in the neighborhood. Each spoke at least 2 languages fluently, by most of them more than that. We got chatting with a lovely girl named Mathilda from Australia. Her parents are diplomats working in the Australian Embassy. She was very sweet and has lived in Paris for a couple of years now. She speaks fluent French and has offered to help us anyway she can (schools, tutoring, babysitting. etc.). That was a chance meeting, but I’m hoping to see more of her!
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