the plane ride actually went a LOT faster than i expected. i slept most of the way (rather uncomfortably, but hey, what can ya do?) and we landed around 8am Paris time. i was luckily on the plane with 4 other girls from depaul so we all went through customs together and partedz our ways to catch cabs! my cabdriver was SOO nice. there was a ton of traffic and it took over an hour to get to my house so he didn't charge me extra for my baggage (which is typically 5€ extra per piece) and helped me into the house.
nobody was home, but they had left the door open for me, and about 5 minutes later "Papa" got home. he helped me carry all my luggage upstairs and made me coffee - what a guy! His name is Guy and he's a doctor-- not sure what kind yet. "Mom" has already called me 4 times from work to check on me and making sure i'm eating. her name is Laurène and she works at a small boutique designing handbags. she left me a map of the neighborhood and my key but unfortunately it has been raining and super windy all day, so i've just been organizing my room and writing this to all of you! i may take a little walk if it clears up before Lucie (the daughter) gets home from school at 5pm. There's a cat here -- don't know what its name is yet but i'll find out soon enough haha. We're all having dinner together tonight so i'm sure i'll learn more about this family and be able to fill you in! love and hugs to all.z
here are pictures i took of the house...
Best part about that house: the cat. I hope everything is going great, keep me updated!
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