On my arrival in Paris, to my surprise I found that the French vocabulary and structure I have learned for three years didn't serve me pretty well. I could hardly understand the language spoken by the airport staff and the daily conversation between French people. However I think it will be fine after a while if I just keep on practicinng to listen and to speak the language every day.
I am now staying in my friend Dominique's place in Clichy, a town situated in northern Paris. The weather is really agreeable here, totally different from the searing and humid Taipei. I also benefited from the sunshine in a park nearby till 20h. Sitting on the bench writing my journal, I saw the children playing, people passing by after work or walking back from the supermarket with their two wheeled shopping cart or just holding some baguettes. The baguettes here are much better than what we had in Taiwan, and according to my observation they cost around 0.6 to 1 euro.
I am not sure if this is kind of stereotype, the people Clichy smoke a lot on the road, in front of the entrance building, or in the park. Even the mothers taking care of their children there were holding a cigarette within their fingers. A shop called "Tabac" can also be found here, where one can buy cigarettes or some drinks.
At 21 o'clock I went to sleep, equivilant to pretty early compared with my living style in Taipei. But it may because I just had 13 hour flight and a long day in Paris which all made me exhausted. Anyway, I still feel so blessed that I arrived safe and sound, and have a soft and comfortable bed to sleep on.
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