July 11, 2007 by Tiffany.

I made it to Paris!  Traveling was pretty smooth other than a computer malfunction on the first flight that delayed it an hour, some screaming kids that almost induced violence, and a layover in Montreal that was longer than it needed to be.  With that said, it’s great to be here.  Jason picked me up at the airport this morning, gave me a quick tour of the community and jetted off to work.  I don’t plan on doing much exploring today for the sheer fact that as I write it’s noon in France but 3am at home.  I woke up in Glendale at 3:45am to catch a ride to the airport.  Needless to say, exhaustion is right around the corner.  I’m holding out for a nap and a much needed shower soon so that we can enjoy some dinner tonight with Jason’s friends Blake and Andrea, (another Disney dude out to work in the Paris parks).

We’re staying at a place called MySuite Village, which are brand new temporary stay apartments located in Montevrain, a community on the outskirts of Paris right by the Disney parks.  It’s certainly not what one thinks of when thinking of Paris, if one does think of Paris, but it’s comfortable, clean and convenient.  Apparently it’s about a 30-35 minute train ride to downtown Paris.  I’ll be trying that out soon and will let you know how it goes.  Here’s the exterior of the place:

A shot of the community:

The kitchen:

The living room:

View from the upstairs balcony:

It’s three stories, three bedrooms with two bathrooms.  Obviously, it’s an obscene amount of space for two people, but I’m not complaining.  Well, that’s it for now.  Jet lag has officially arrived.

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July 9, 2007 by Tiffany.

I’ve finally come down to the final day!  Hectic it has been.  I have never had to pack for five weeks away, and although I realize I won’t exactly be in the jungle, I still have ridiculous fears such as, what if I run out of my hair mousse and Garnier Fructis doesn’t exist in France?  What would I do?  More importantly, what would my HAIR do?  As such, I’m probably packing too much.  But I am also trying to remember things like watering the plants which will hopefully survive, (my favorite plant is residing under the care of my mom in Fresno for the summer), figuring out the logistics of paying bills overseas and throwing out the milk jug and celery that likely won’t be doing so well when I return.  The shuttle comes tomorrow at 5:00 am.  Good grief.  With that said, I had better get back to work.

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