Today was my first real day at the center. Mom and I woke up after our sleepover and got ready to come to my room so that I could change clothes and we could go shopping before my 1:30 pm orientation. After taking yet another taxi, we realized that I didn't have the door code to get into my building! We waited a few minutes then walked to accent to get the code then back to my dorm.
I changed clothes and then we walked to Casa which is a home decor store. We got wrapping paper to decorate my walls with, some fake flowers for above my bed, a candle and mirror to go under the candle, a small picture holder, a small basket for my laundry, a towel, and a bathmat. Then we went to Monoprix to stock up on some groceries. By the time we left monoprix it was raining, but thankfully we were only a few blocks away from home and not at all lost. We had chicken noodle soup that we had bought at Monoprix for lunch and then I left to go to orientation.
I learned so much about my new life in Paris! My main takeaway was about safety and how to be aware of my surroundings and not get robbed. I'm so nervous about being safe here. Jim, the presenter, also told us how to avoid harrassment and how to walk without gaining unwanted attention. I need to find friends so that I can have people to travel with to keep me safe.
After orientation I rushed back to my room to get my mom. She had spent the three hours that I was organizing my room; you can't leave her alone for five minutes! After a short rest we went out to fulfill the items that she had added to our shopping list. We stopped at Casa again for another basket and towel and a placemat for my table. Next we went to the phone store to get a sim card for my phone; even with the sim card my phone doesn't work. I'm going to have to investigate this. Then we went to Monoprix for orangina and plastic wrap.
On the way home we stopped to buy flowers for my window sill; two small bushes with magenta flowers on them. They were such a good purchase and I keep smiling when I see them out the window.
We went home and had the rest of our soup, the baguette and cheese we had bought earlier, and a salad while we watched a Disney movie that we had started last night. We started putting up the wallpaper, and it looks really cute; my room is finally starting to look like home. I also put up the pictures of my friends that I brought from home. It's nice to see familiar faces smiling at me.
Mom just left a few minutes ago to go back to her hotel room before it gets dark. I miss her already. Wish me luck on my first night alone.
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