I'll have cheese, wine and more cheese please.

Today I successfully navigated the Paris metro all alone! I can not tell you how accomplished I feel. To be perfectly honest with you its a fairly easy system to use, but being completely new to a foreign speaking country and making your way through the metro system without getting lost is a decent accomplishment.

Today was my first day at the office. After, like I said, successfully making my way to the 10th arrondissement where my office is I met with my two bosses. They were so sweet and welcoming. I was excited immediately. After a few housekeeping items it was time for a working lunch! We headed down the street to Cafe Petite. This is where my first real Parisian meal took place. I am happy to tell you that I ordered the Crouque Monsoir. For those of you who dont know this is basically a ham and cheese sandwich, but pretty much the ULTIMATE ham and cheese sandwich. One layer of ham on the bottom, with a delightful spread of the tastiest perfectly melted cheese and topped off with some french bread. TRES MAGNIFIQUE! I could could literally cry thinking of my tastes buds exploding as I enjoyed such a treat. After lunch we enjoyed a coffee course where I indulged in a cafe au lait (also amazing).

After lunch it was time to go on the hunt for props for this weekend's wedding. What was amazing was that the prop shop was a huge warehouse filled with the most amazing props you have ever seen. I was told that movie directors will often go to this prop house to find props for movies. Everything you could have ever thought of, they had. It was fun to explore!

I spent the evening in the American Cathedral helping to perform a ceremony rehearsal for a sweet American couple who will get married this weekend.

After work I took the metro back to Monmartre where I stopped at the sweetest little cafe and had delicious wine paired with a cheese and meat plate. I sat in the cafe relaxing, people watching and writing in my journal. It was a dream and the perfect way to end a fabulous day.

While I definitely go through times of feeling homesick and missing family and friends I also have moments of pure joy. I am still wondering if this is a dream I am going to wake up from. 

xoxo
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