Job, travail, work, emploi

Well, I had my first week of working for French companies/enterprises. I gave out resumes around the 3rd week of October and got some good responses with casual work... in fact from 3 places! I chatted with the lovely S at the Ytaing Grocery and she gave me some advice. I took down a number … Continue reading Job, travail, work, emploi →

Mon amie T comes to visit :D

First friend to come to visit! T is from Finland but now living in Germany. We met in Melbourne. 🙂 She arrived on Thursday afternoon. It was good to see her and to chill and show her around a bit as the morning was hectic. I had been to the gym, talked to the owner … Continue reading Mon amie T comes to visit 😀 →

Day trip à Carcassonne

Up by 7am, we had a big breakfast that got us going to walk to the Saint-Cyprien market. Cute and small, it has it's own character. There was a massive pumpkin the size of a massive pizza pan and some nice lookin soup in it 🙂 We then went with Blablacar and had a good … Continue reading Day trip à Carcassonne →

The oven, l’apparte and the chelou

Got a lil toaster oven 🙂 I got it second-hand off Leboncoin, France's equivalent of gumtree/craigslist. The gal was very nice and luckily I spotted the pan so she chucked that in too. It was a bit dirty with stuff stuck on the bottom but it's only 3 years old and works fine so for … Continue reading The oven, l’apparte and the chelou →

Quel busy day!! ohh la la

What a busy day! I woke up rather early but took some time rustling up breakfast. Then, off I hopped onto my bike and got going to get around passing out resumes. TIP: Toulouse is really flat and many bike-friendly paths. You can go in either direction on almost all roads even if it's only … Continue reading Quel busy day!! ohh la la →

Finally settling into Toulouse

After my parents departed, I felt I could finally organize my space the way I wanted it. I cleaned it up as well. It was nice to settle in and have my own place to myself. I needed it as I was really feeling sick and needed some downtime to get better. So, I holed … Continue reading Finally settling into Toulouse →

Bouncing over to Bayonne & Biarritz

My parents have come to visit for a few days. After showing my parents around Toulouse, which they enjoyed, we took the train to Bayonne! It was a good experience for them to take the TGV/Intercities train and we chilled out for the time we were there as the tix were very cheap, 19€ each … Continue reading Bouncing over to Bayonne & Biarritz →

First 2 weeks in Toulouse

Got up about 9am after some more coughing Walking around and got keys cut. Looking for a gym too: 1st one, Basic Fit, is not so friendly but cheaper ; 2nd one I went to, Movida, is friendly and more pricey. It's closer to market P recommended too. Walked to my new airbnb to … Continue reading First 2 weeks in Toulouse →

Parting for Paris…Taking off for Toulouse!

Woke up at about 9am... And found my antihistimines... sigh. Better late than never eh Got to Pasta Fresca Naldi. No takeaway til 12 but tried to get some to go to make at the airbnb! Definitely pros; Watching them fold those tortellini like a machine! Free cheese to sprinkle on top yaaaas! 😃😋😄 Gave … Continue reading Parting for Paris…Taking off for Toulouse! →

Bologna: Day 2 of 2

What a hike! Started all flat and then I lucked upon seeing this cool rotunda and started walking up to it... all in the correct direction. It was then an incline up through all the porticos. Longest portico in the world! The views up at the Santuario di San Luca were wonderful and were more … Continue reading Bologna: Day 2 of 2 →