I probably should back up a little here because I missed the two days of cleaning I undertook with my friend, Wendy before I officially moved into the house.

The first night, I still had no electricity. Luckily, knowing this, I bought a cheap Bluetooth speaker that doubled as a lantern, so it came with me everywhere as it got dark. I had bought a small wine fridge to bide me until my fridge arrived and Wendy and I set that up as a kind of cooler. It reached over 40 degrees (103 F) every day, so it wasn’t of much use, but it was something.

After the walkthrough, the scramble for acquiring basic necessities continued, but once I received the results of the meter readings I had what I thought I needed to sign up for both water service and electricity. I was able to sign up online for water service without incident.

I wish I had been writing every day from the moment I got here, to keep a record, but it’s been a whirlwind. I will try and encapsulate my first 2 weeks in France here, though I will need to break it into two parts so I don’t ramble on too long.

Only two days to go before I jump on an airplane across the world! It doesn’t seem possible!