Je suis arrivee!

Ok, I'm here. Took a bit of finagling and I'm ready to change shoes, but I'm fed, checked in, only tired a little (no sleep on the plane thanks to the multitude of charming qualities of the gentleman in the seat next to me).

I'm still very mellow... need to start meeting the locals already (and by locals I mean anyone that speaks french). It turns out there are a lot of Brits and Americans in Paris in May! Who invited them?? And - get this - I come all the way to Paris for a sassy pair of worldly shoes and guess what's in style... COWBOY BOOTS (no really, check the pic).

My neighborhood - now sorta familiar to me as this is my 3rd time staying at the same hostel/complex - is adorably french (see all the pics) and I'm currently perched at the window of the lobby of the hostel trying desperately to make the most of my 2 free hours of WiFi, compliments of the city of Paris. (who knew??)

My computer thinks it's 9a right now, so I'm not totally sure what time it is, but I'm guessing I'm allowed to eat again. I'm off to fulfill my bread quota for the day!