Retour to city centre

Well well well deconfinement happened on May 11 and I moved back to my room in the flatshare in the city centre. I was sort of in awe when going through the city. Not much has changed but it was day to day. I do love walking amongst throngs of people, smelling delicious smells, hearing … Continue reading Retour to city centre →

Reflections/Réflexions

Australia vs. La France I knew I wanted to come back. I was ready to be back in France. I really, really missed it. Even with the shitty administration, mild racism, challenging things but... it's been my dream for so long to just BE here. I knew I wasn't ready to finish there yet. It … Continue reading Reflections/Réflexions →

1 month en Australie

Well, let me tell ya, it's been a blur of a whirlwind. I went by 7 hour train to Paris and caught up with a friend. 🙂 It was fabulous and she's moving to Australia on her work and holiday visa too! It will be great to see A in a few weeks 😀 No … Continue reading 1 month en Australie →

Bureaucracy en France… ohhhhh la la

Well wellllll well well well…. I finally made it to the Work Inspection office (L’inspection du travail). To catch you up on this, the consulate advised me to go there to get the final/official advice on whether I can work remotely. The last 2 times I went, I was told: Go away and make an … Continue reading Bureaucracy en France… ohhhhh la la →

Noël @ Martigues

I flew Ryanair and got a super cheap ticket for 5€! On the way back, I paid for baggage and picked to come back the same time as my friends so it was a bit more but overall, still very reasonable for 40€ all up. The flight was more or less on time and was … Continue reading Noël @ Martigues →

Quel semaine! Super busy week…

Last week, I did an extra shift with the family for babysitting. There is a strike going on in France and things are getting cancelled left, right and centre. SNCF trains may be cancelled, teachers striking randomly and after school care too. We made a chocolate bread house that's like a gingerbread house 🙂 It … Continue reading Quel semaine! Super busy week… →

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 →

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 →

Learning French from locals

Cheese:My dear pal C told me about this delicious cheese: Trou de cru. I told my friends P & E about it and E howled in laughter. Apparently the way I said it sounded like "trou de cul", which means... asshole. Lol 😂😂 Eventually, I ordered the cheese at the Marché couvert Saint-Cyprien with much … Continue reading Learning French from locals →

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 →