Le Soleil

Greetings at the end of month five! I’m so happy I could just sing. Why? Because the sun has returned to Paris! Spring is in the air – no more snow – the sun is shining and all is well. Parisians are notorious sun worshippers; there is not a seat to be had in these sidewalk cafes. But I manage to find one when I need one. Can you spell “glorious?” It’s Springtime in Paris!!!!

Met three lovely young women from USC last week and had lunch at the Amelie Café (what can I say, the food’s great). So nice to see these ambitious, beautiful black women on spring break, making Paris all their own. It took me so long to get up the courage to come here for my first trip. I’m so proud to see these young ladies tearing up the town. I spent a great afternoon with them.

Okay, so I’m supposed to be working. But how can you spend the day in a dark dusty archive when the sun is shining? So I’ve been able to download a few old books and am reading them outside. Nice trade-off. Oh, and my friends are no longer speaking English to me, or allowing me to speak it to them. Sigh. One way to practice! À bientôt!