Paris in the early days

This is somewhat of a test post so I’ll keep it short.  (To those on Facebook: my real blog will be hosted by my brother and WordPress, which means I can control the way it looks and have nice big pictures.  http://www.cherniavsky.net/neva  This is a test to see how well things import.)

It looks like my schedule is going to be quite rough on the days I take French, more so on Mondays, when I also play ultimate.  The class is 1:30-4:30 but it takes me 15-20 minutes to walk there.  So, in at 7, lunch at 12, back around 5, leave at 8 is my aim.  On Mondays I have to leave earlier to get out to Noisy-le-Sec, so I’ll probably come in a little earlier.  Eeek!  Worth it I think, though.  I already feel a lot better, after just one lesson.

Lunch here is mandatory, a tradition I quite like.  In the States, we tend to eat at our desks to make it clear that we’re still working really, really hard.  It’s all a lie, of course.  The French are actually more productive per hour than Americans.  Chalk it up to lovely long lunches and coffee breaks – when you’re working, you’re working, and when you’re not, you’re not.

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