Je suis arrivée!

I'm finally here. The flights were wonderful - although I'm paying for it now. I couldn't sleep on the planes and when I arrived in Paris, I was dead beat. I got to my apartment an hour and half earlier than the person who was going to give me the keys. I sat outside the door like a little homeless child and made friends with the restaurant owners on either side of me. They are so kind! Their restaurants are too expensive to ever eat at, but I will continue talking to them in the morning like I did today. They don't speak English, so it will be great to practice with people who won't let me cheat.

Once I got inside (ohmygoodnessthisplaceistiny), I immediately went down for a nap. I half listened/watched Law and Order in French and understood absolutely none of it. (I'm currently watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch in French and I understand ... still, none of it.) But it's okay! I'm here to learn.

After my nap, I ventured off to find a friend of Elder Cox (I volunteer with him at the Deaf Cultural Center in Kansas), Elizabeth Smart. We met around 4pm, talked and made plans to go walk around des Jardins Luxembourg in the afternoon. After we parted ways around 6pm, I made a valiant attempt at getting back to my apartment without getting lost. It was a good effort, but I did get lost anyway.

I met with Yael for dinner. We ate at an incredible Jewish restaurant in le 4ieme arrondissement. It was a loooonnngg walk (really not that long, I guess, we just kept getting lost). Dinner was delicious, Paris is beautiful, my neighbors are wonderful, life is good.

Before I spend my afternoon in the Luxembourg Gardens, I will find the school for the Deaf. LSF training starts tomorrow!

Pictures to be posted soon - I promise!

Now, I am beat and need to get a good nights sleep to get on France time. Bon soir, mes amis!


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