So we have been planning to go to Karaoke for weeks now and we finally went last night at La Taverne near St. Germain De Prés (Metro line 4). Before I talk about the place, I have to explain something that is only now hilarious in retrospect. So, my friend Jake essentially organized the whole night. To start, he picked a place near Strasbourg-St ( Read more... )

So, I'm at work. I've been making Euro Euro Notes rather than Dollah Dollah Billz. One of the kids is sleeping and the other is changing to go to some birthday party. They're pretty fantastic kids, aside from the fact that the 8 year old girl can cop a 'tude like no other. She's alright though, reminds me of me sometimes when I was her age. ( Read more... )

So Friday night was Faith and Sarah's last night here in Paris. It was nice to see family and they came at the perfect time! So, we met a bunch of people at St. Michel (Line 4) and then brought some wine (six bottles for 8 people). We walked down to the banks along the Seine and drank by the water. It was nice and there were people playing old ( Read more... )

Alors, so I have had access to a computer for the passed week, but I just haven't had time to update this blog. I warn you now, there won't be any photos. If you would like photos of the trip rather than bother reading the blog I can email you the links to the albums ( Read more... )

I haven’t had a coffee since Mom was here in France with me so I decided to treat myself this morning. My phone had died of minutes last night so this morning, after purchasing a new ‘mobicarte’ I decided to have a seat on a patio, load up my phone and have, “un café crème ( Read more... )

Here’s another interesting environmental thing I noticed. When you go grocery shopping, people really only ever bring their own reusable bags or grocery carts. Grocery carts are especially big things, because they have become quite the fashion accessory. I know they have them in Toronto, but people are pretty serious about it here. They’re no ( Read more... )

I'm kind of really domestic and a loner...How very NOT me...That's going to change by next week, I promise you ( Read more... )

The last time I wrote, I had just settled into my cousin’s apartment after being a little disenchanted with England. This is the true story ( Read more... )

So I'm in Oxford ( Read more... )