Showing posts with label france. Show all posts
Showing posts with label france. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Parisienne

So my original destination on my quest for an overseas adventure was Paris. 

Planning to work and live there somehow, I basically barreled into the country and started looking for work. Having been to Paris a few times before, it wasn't a completely new city to me, although trying to see it from the perspective of a resident rather than a tourist was a bit of a challenge at the beginning.

 Staying in a hostel, I began distributing my French CV's to hotels and anywhere else I thought I would be capable of working. Although my French is good, I didn't think it would quite up to the standard of working in a customer service/retail environment.

 But alas, after roughly three weeks of interviews that led nowhere and constant stress, I began to lose hope. Having had London in the back of my mind as a backup for some time, I decided to apply online for some jobs over there just in case. It was then I received a request for an interview. HALLELUJAH. 

Drinking in my last few days in the French capital, I caught a (horribly early) flight to London. But I felt my time in Paris had been so significant it definitely deserved a blog post, as I met so many wonderful people and had many fun (and questionable) experiences. Here's a few snaps from my time as a Parisian: