Salut!

My dear Americans! haha I miss everyone and I that will never stop so I will probably say it every single day :) I am sitting in the family room just chillin because I slept in today since I do not have any of the girls to take care of. The cleaning lady is coming today and I will be here when she come so I will try and talk to her but she is from either Brazil or Portuguese and does not speak really good French i don't think. But it will be fun and Germain said she is really really nice so that is a plus! Today it is gloomy outside and it usually isn't sunny so I guess it's nothing new...but it is raining today :(I was not planning to leave the house all day but then Germain called and I have to go to the bank for a meeting because I will have my bank account set up! That will be good because Germain will give me a credit card thing or I guess it would be like a debit card so that I can use that all of the time and not worry about cash unless I need some and then I can get it out of the machine...same as in America.
Germain told me that I need to stop chatting online in English and just start reading some books and listening to French movies...movies I already know in English so that I will be able to follow and understand. For me, I need to hear it and see it written because it is really difficult to catch the accent and the quickness of their speech. I really think I have improved a lot!
Today marks the one week milestone of my stay in Paris so far. I can't say that I feel it has even been an entire week. Last Wednesday (Mercredi) I arrived here around 930...that is crazy to think about.
Last night I was talking to a friend about how they do not have top sheets here so it seems a little strange and he lives in Germany and said the same thing. Also, I am planning on going to to Germany soon to visit him (tweeg) hahaha I cannot wait because it will be great to see a familiar face and just chill out. I also think Germany would be really cool to see.
I have been talking a lot to Kaylie's old French teacher from college which I think I previously mentioned and he is sooo helpful...definitely a teacher and we are going to meet up soon and probably hang out for the OSU game this Saturday if it is showing in Paris at some Canadian pub I think..I am excited!!! i have been deprived of REAL football and I miss the whole thing :(
So the cleaning lady just got here and I cannot understand a lot because it is fast and I just don't know it all but I do not feel stupid at all I just feel bad for her because I cannot communicate with here lol
On Sunday morning I think we are going to IKEA to get a desk and some things for my room and then Germain's brother-in-law from Switzerland is coming and bringing 2 of his kids. I don't know if you remembered Emile the little that I met on my first day of arrival because he was at his grandparents house. He speaks English and French and that will be so great because I will actually be able to hang out with little kids who can understand me! His little sister is coming to and so she knows English as well and the father is American so it will be nice to see what he has to say about everything :)
The kids will be sleeping here on Sunday night and I will be watching them on Monday until Germain's grandmother comes to pick them up. I love Emile he is so cute so I am sure his sister is just the same.
Germain told me that the cleaning lade (i feel bad not remembering her name) always just puts things everywhere and if it is out she will find a place for it and it is funny because sometimes he does not want things washed but she will find the things if they are not put away and wash them and she is awesome!
I don't really know if she will touch my stuff but if she does I don't mind because I could use a little help with my organizational abilities...some of you are already aware of this problem of mine :).
After this blog I think I will begin reading some things in French and see what happens with that! I think I will be good at French in the next 2 weeks or so.
On Thanksgiving we are going to a huge show that is outside...Zorro...I am not sure how it really works or anything or what it is for but Germain said it is a really big celebration. I was relieved because although I would love to have a Thanksgiving dinner and feel like I am at home...I cannot cook and would not want to be in charge of that at all.
Germain is determined to get me to know how to cook and I am just not sure that is something I want to do haha. I guess it will get me to be more cultured but I think I am fine without trying to burn down the kitchen. :)
We have my birthday on the calendar so I hope to do something fun and special! I mean what is a birthday without all of my friends and family? Although this is my new second family so I think it will be fine!
Or you know if any of you happen to wander over this way for my birthday I would not complain at all...haha
So tomorrow I will have to pick Jeanne up from school with her violin and take her to her mother's house and wait with her until her mother gets home! Other than that...I will be doing nothing all day again unless I ask some people to go do something with me.
There is still a lot to see and do and I have a lot of options available to me!
I am going to say TTFN (ta ta for now) but I will be back!
Love you, you are all in my prayers.
Jess