Hi everyone

email number 2. i havnt really done much since i have been here except shop and walk around and eat crepes. as i do. i know my mum will be impressed with the amount of carbs that im eating, actually the amount that i am eating all together. but i am walking because that is pretty much the best way to get around in this wonderful city. the metro is great if youre in a hurry but it is underground and you dont get to see anything on your way to your destination. the driving here is incredible and disasterous so i wouldnt recommend anything that involves a car. although the cabs over here are mercs and peugots so you do travel in style.

i have been eating the best food around. everything is so fresh and full of flavour. nothing is really processed here which is good. the girls i look after eat very simple foods so the cooking is easy. im getting used to waking up at 6.30 every morning to go for my morning walk to the bakery to get fresh bread for breakfast and sandwiches, but i think that is the worst part of my day. during the day i have been shopping mostly but not buying that much as i do want to take a few trips here and there.

(this is probably the family's last year in Paris so they want to take family trips around France, some of them i am going too but some i am not so i am going to do my own travelling to London, Barcelona and the like!)

i have found the best ice cream in the world and if i could id go there everyday. on the weekend that just passed the family and i went to il san loui (this is where the ice cream is) had a cute little lunch in a cosy cafe. this is the oldest part of Paris and is an island. i have seen a few monuments but havnt explored them yet.

there are cafes and restaurants everywhere you look. i love it. im getting better with communicating even though i do not speak french. its pretty scary at first but most young people end up speaking english anyway.

i was introduced to a girl called vikki who is a friend of the family and she is really really nice. so thats 1 friend. haha im keeping count.

i havnt been out out yet (as in drinking and all that jazz) becuase i dont want to go by myself... but we have had dinners and drinks at the house with neighbours and friends so i have been busy and drinking. dont worry guys.

i miss everyone so much and sometimes i wana come home, but i havnt seen everything yet. it has only been 9 days anyway. feels like forever already!!

speak to you soon. check out my pics. there r only a few. i always forget my camera. there will be more and more from now on though. x x x

i am finally here! after the longest flight in the history of flights, that i barely slept through, i can finally say i live in Paris. considering plane food isnt THAT bad and you feel like youre practically besties with the person sitting next you for 13hours, i cant complain about the flight. i did however wear the same clothes for three days because the left our luggage in London. it arrived today at 4pm nd i gladly changed into warmer clothes (that arent that much out of fashion). i havnt seen too many young people as of yet but most women are wearing kneee length shorts with tights and boots... anyway isnt too cold. only 4 degrees................ haha but really it isnt that cold. it was beautiful today very fresh and crisp i think.

today (sunday) is clearly a day of rest in Paris, no shops r open execpt the sunday markets which sell the freshest of fresh food and the big supermarket which closes at 12.30pm. Dimitra (mum) Koni (oldest girl) and i (nanny) walked to both places and bought the weeks groceries. i didnt attempt much french though. i have found that noone will serve you unless you say hello.

the city is beautiful, absolutely stunning. 

the girls are fabulous, well mannered and healthy.

the family is so welcoming and accommodating.

i love it already but cant belive how much i miss my house my stuff my family and friends.

anway this is the first of many emails.

ps: dont mind the spelling, grammar or crap sentence structure. 

love stephanie x