Waiting for Godot

Received several lovely emails from folks asking where my entries are! Nothing like being kept on your toes. I am fine; no worries. I think my lack of huge and stupid adventures means that I’m truly settling in here. Have had a great friend visit for 10 days, where I was treated to real live restaurants! We walked until we dropped and then had hot chocolate. How good is life, I ask you?

I have been helping Walking the Spirit Tours with tours of Black Paris in April and having the time of my life! I took the tours in 1997 and have been dying to work with Julia ever since. I’m hoping that it turns into something more permanent – please send positive vibes! It’s been taking a bunch of time, but for the first time in seven months, I’m feeling confident, happy and healthy! And can pay rent too! Yee Haw! And a big, big thank you to Cafedelasoul's own Robin Bates for making it happen. How lucky am I to have such wonderful black women like Robin, Monique, Julia and Kat looking out for my sorry "wanna be Parisian" ass?! Not to mention the ones back home...

Wondering about the title? Well, fellowship letters come out this month and I’m a bit insane with anxiety. Okay, I'm just insane with anxiety. Everytime I hear the front door of my building I've been whipping open the door to see if it's the postman. Scared the hell out of my neighbors yesterday! Positive results = I can stay in Paris for another year. Negative = I’m fund-less for the coming year and need to go back to California. I’ve put out to the universe that I want to stay here another year; the ancestors have been informed. But as they say in “Rudy”: we pray in our time, the answers come in God’s time.

Just a note designed to elicit heavy sighs: I have been inundated with requests for hotel and restaurant suggestions. As a student, I eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at home. So, much as I’d like to help, I’m not the one. My suggestion is that you find a great guidebook and find a hotel that suits your personality. Yeah, I know, not much help, but this should give you an indication that I am not the one! That said, there are several seemingly lovely 2-star hotels in Paris (if looking through the window is any indication). If you are interested in renting an apartment, I found my apartment through Lodgis.com; Fusac.com has apartment listings as well. There – all I know. Now, unless you're contributing to my "Buy Robin Parisian Bras" fund (which you are most definitely not), I have no more information! Ciao for now! Bisous!