Hélène à Paris

yesterday, i went for a little excursion around quartier latin, the student quarter. it was so nice there and i was glad i brought my camera with me

paris, je t'aime!


4 young arabic girls form dubai watching the beautiful view of paris



tea with mint in the café house of the "mosquée de paris"

when you arrive in paris and you have the wish to learn as much about this city as possible, you don't know were to start - paris just seems so big and overwhelming.

i decided to simply start were i feel i have to go. so, yesterday, i went for a tour in st-germain-de-prés. this quartier is basically known for its café atmosphere. literates like satre, de beauvoir, hemingway, fitzgerald and many more drank their daily coffee here and found their inspiration for writing.
i've tried to make some good photos, but it didn't turn out that well. at least, i got some food pictures, haha

macarons dans la pâtisserie "la durée"

i'm so happy, i got a little job as a baby-sitter for a french family. it's not actually babys i have to watch, but two kids, 8 and 12 years old. i have to fetch the little girl from school and help the older boy with his german exercises.
the family is really nice and the kids are two blond angles (as least they seem so), so it should be fun.
maybe i'll start seeing everything through childrens' eyes again..

since this morning i know which courses i'm going to attend at uni:
i have clinical and psychopathology courses which are mainly based on psychoanalysis, as france is famous for this therapeutical method. furthermore, i have a linguisitc course which is really cool cause i always wanted to know more about the developpement of language.
and i tried to attend a course called les études de rêve - the study of dreams. i really wanted to know how serious they take this topic and what they make out of it. unfortunately, there were no places left.

next week, the courses start and i'm already really excited to get an insight into french psychology.

i finally found a jogging partner who joggs with me in "bois de bologne", the big parisian forest. the forest is only 5 minutes away from my house and it's huuuge -so perfect for running around.
today, we went jogging there for about an hour. he's faster than me which is good cause then i'm improving quicker. i hope he doesn't get too bored with me, haha

some photos of my 1st tour around the neighbourhood