French Simpsons

Things I love about Paris:
- picnics in the jardin de luxumbourg with friends from SPU
- riding the metro, even though many Parisians déteste it
- practicing French with my own living French-English dictionaries/grammar experts (aka Anthony and Joanna)
- couples who straddle each other on park benches. Only in Paris.
- the trained pet bunny shaved like a lion that was exploring the public park
- the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower. Finally.
- having a cell phone
- traditional Jewish dinners
Things I don't love about Paris:
- no parking spaces
- breaking out b/c of the dirty city air
- the prices, of everything
- leaving

And now...
After a week in Paris with friends, Nikki and I took the train down to Toulon this afternoon. We met up with our new friends from couchsurfing who have generously offered us rides, a free place to stay for a as-of-yet-undetermined amount of time, homemade dinner, internet, a trip to the mountains this winter, local secrets about the cool places to go, and French TV. Yes, I am currently watching the French dubbed version of the Sherry Bobbins episode of the Simpsons.

We will be spending the next few days looking for places to stay for the year, Nikki here in Toulon and a place pour moi in Hyères (about a 30min bus ride from here). We'll head over to Nice for our orientation this Thursday. Lots to do and lots of French to learn...we're already making lots of progress :)