Church

Before I opened Word, I had a lot to say, but now I have drawn a blank… grrr. But I guess I can start with Friday, which now that I think about it… I did a lot on Friday.

I didn’t go to school because I had an interview for an organization that matches up English speaking baby sitters to French fams inside Paris. The interview went really well because I have a lot of experience, so they hired me on the spot! This job is for when I start school in September to earn some money on the side. I basically will be matched up with a fam and take care of the kids after school and speak English, which is exactly what I do right now. I get paid a minimum of 10 euros and hour, so it should be good money, and I get paid regardless if they go on vacation during holidays.

After my interview, I met up with a new American girl, who had posted interest into going to Amsterdam one weekend in April. I want to go, so we planned to meet up to plan and get to know each other. She was really nice, and leaves out in the boonies like me, so we had a lot to relate to. Anyway her fam is kinda weird about giving her time off, so I don’t know if it will work going with her to Amsterdam because the wknd she wants to go is the wknd before that Tuesday, which is Queen’s Day, which is a HUGE deal in Amsterdam. It is a day to celebrate their Queen, and everyone wears orange, and it is a giant party, so I don’t want to miss that. Queen’s Day falls on my last 2 week holiday, so it is perfect timing!

Paige wants to go, but she has a friend she can stay with in a dorm, so I would have to find my own lodging, which kinda sucks. I don’t know what to do. I wish I could stay with Paige, but maybe I can go with the new girl , and we stay together for a few days til she leaves, and then I will only be a few days on my own. I am nervous to couch surf on my own too, but I don’t wanna pay for hotel/hostel, but I need to do it soon because everything books up for Queen’s Day way in advance.

And also, I mentioned last night to Paige that we could totally pit-stop in Lille for a day or two. It is right in the middle of Paris and Amsterdam, so it is perfect! May break will be good if I can make Amsterdam/Lille and then Rome pan out! We will see.

On Friday night, I didn’t leave the house until the 10:30pm train because the dad had a meeting, and the mom didn’t get home until late, but it wasn’t so bad because I skyped Mary Kate and chatted with Gina, so that was nice. When I finally got to Paris, I just hung out with Jerome in bed and went to sleep, no time for anything else because I didn’t get to his place until 11:40pm.

Saturday, I went to the oldest church in Paris with Paige and Lindsey, which was cool, and then we ate some food at Les Deux Magots, which is apparently famous, and therefore pricey.  Then we headed to a movie, Les Miserables, which I knew nothing about, so I almost didn’t go, but I am so glad I did. It was really good, and I was balling at the very end because it was so emotional! I don’t think I have ever cried so hard in a movie before. I recommend it!

Then I went back to Jerome’s and invited Lindsey to come with us to a birthday party we were going to that night. I didn’t want to go to this party without and English speaking friend, and I am glad I didn’t because it helped a lot that she was there. It was a fun night, and I really practiced French a lot and didn’t spend one euro because I kept getting free wine!

Sunday evening, I met up with Paige for a bit before her church service, and we randomly found this awesome park! It is Parc de Monceau near the Arc de Triomphe, and it had all these sculptures and bridges and things; it was very decorated and pretty. I was hungry for dinner afterwards, so we found a restaurant, and I got a croque monsieur and frites along with “citron pressé,” which I thought would be lemonade, but it was literally squeezed lemon juice, so it was so sour even with two packs of sugar!

Paige was going to church, to her first English speaking service, so I decided to join her. She is Catholic, and I thought it’d be way different than an Episcopalian service, but it was very similar. The process of the service was the same, but the wording was a little different. Anyways, it was nice, and I am glad I went. Then Paige accompanied me to my train, and we had to say bye.

Today was your average Monday. I made chicken and broccoli and washed all the kids’ laundry. I do it Monday and then Thursday, and they really pile up clothes form the weekend for just three days’ worth of clothes. I hate they wear an article once, and they put it in the dirty clothes. Geez… wasteful ,and France is supposed to be good about that.

TODAY WAS BEAUTIFUL…. SUNNY, but it was cold, but it was sunny! It was sunny Sat and Sun too… 3 days in a row—this NEVER happens, so that’s cool. I ran today… I had no excuse because it was so darn pretty, and I wanted to get some vitamin D.

Mexico in t minus 13 dayssssssssssssssssss!

Oh side note: So on Friday, I was taking my train as usual when the lady across from me proceeded to clip her fingernails on the train. UBER GROSS WTF