Apartment

So I don't want ot give too much information about the location of my apartment because (according to mother) there may be some CRAZY PEOPLE actually reading my blog! But I am living in the 15th arrondissement which is not in the central tourist part of Paris. I don't really mind though because I can take the metro into the tourist part anytime I want. I get the real experience of residential Paris where I live, with a boulangerie and patisserie just down the street! I enjoy my area, it's right next to the Metro and seems to be safe since their are always people are cars around. Plus, there are a couple restaurants near my apartment so it's well lit. The supermarket situation is a little different here however. I shopped at a supermarket around the corner, which has most of the things I need, but is only slightly larger than a cumberland farms or city convenience store. The French don't buy in bulk at all, they shop 2-3 times per week. I think I'll be good shopping once a week, which is a little different than my method last semester of buying food in bulk, freezing it, and avoiding food shopping as often as possible! But anyways, here are some pictures of my apartment :-)


This is my room (please ignore the mess I took this photo the first day I moved in!) It's not really supposed to be a room persay, rather an office but my bed is a futon that converts to a bed so I just leave it open all the time. I like my room though, it may be small, and windowless, but I have cozy bed, a closet, and a desk for some extra storage! The onyl issue right now is the white walls-- I plan on stopping by the Musee D'Orsay and getting a couple prints to brighten up the room a bit!

In the space between my room and the other bedrooms is a little foyer with this strange urn that has it's own decorative light. We're not sure what it's all about, but we like it!

This is my kitchen! We actually got lucky with a stove, oven, and microwave! One of my friends doesn't have a microwave which would severly cut down on my food choices since I'm not exactly the next great chef. Apparently last semester I relied too much on my roomie Kelley to feed me chicken with her garlic and herb sauce...mmm! But perhaps I'll teach myself some simple recipes!

Outside our living room area we have a nice big balcony that over looks the street. Right now it's too cold to sit out there but it will be lovely in the spring I hope. If you look very closely at the street corner you can see a little yellow M which is where the Metro stop for me is-- convenient!

This is our living room/family room kind of area. I took this when Courtney was staying with me so that's her hanging out there!

This is our "big bathroom". We do all our makeup and teeth brushing in this one because it's bigger than the other one. But if you notice, there is no curtain for the bathtub shower, so French. We all get too cold so instead we all shower in the other bathroom in a teeny tiny shower (about the size of our one down the Cape for those who have been there)

So those are the pictures of the apartment, I hope you enjoyed! Next to come-- week 3 in Paris, my first experiences at French University. Over and Out America

xoxo Kerry