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Paris is THE city of love with many tourists coming to Paris at this time of year to celebrate. Me on the other hand… David said “Happy Valentine’s Day” to me while I made breakfast and in my half asleep daze, I said, “oh yeah… right. Thanks.”  So not exactly off to a great start. …

So this week, actually the last weeks have been a total write off. Let me back up. David has been sick, lost his voice too, for the past 1 – 1.5 weeks and is now just a pesky, unrelenting cough.  He could have caught it at work or on the metro or on the bus… …

After what felt like a solid week of hibernation, we started off the weekend on Friday night with dinner at an Indian restaurant in Paris’ 10th arrondissement called Chettinadu Mess Restaurant.  We went with the two Americans and one British friend from my French class along with their husbands.  We’d never been up to that …

UPDATE:  I passed and actually with flying colours (86% to be exact!) but not before having to do the oral exam in front of the whole class!  Talk about pressure…  And now I’m into the next level, B1 and have a whole other semester ahead of me but not without some familiar faces… my fellow …

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind to say the least and we found ourselves in Istanbul, Turkey two weekends ago.  (I know I keep getting behind on the updates) It was my first time to a predominately Muslim country.  First time in a mosque.  First time in a hammam.  First time eating Turkish …

During Jane’s visit, we spent Saturday afternoon on a self-guided tour of the Passages, or covered arcades in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements. They were built in the 19th century and rose in popularity (having about 150 in Paris by the 1850s) as a place people could do their shopping while being protected from the …

Visiting a dentist never scared me even though it’s always brutal, especially for someone who suffered through braces in high school.  So I didn’t think much of it when I called to book an appointment and wasn’t all that afraid until I was sitting in the chair Wednesday afternoon. First, let’s back up. The permanent …