9582501
From: France
4/9/2002 04:58 EST
I have just arrived in Paris France, I am a 31yr old female. I am looking to meet new people, and make some friends. Please contact me if you are in the same situation or have any advice?? Thanks!
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cheesecake
From: France
4/9/2002 06:04 EST
welcome to paris, michele! i've just arrived a month ago myself! hope you're enjoying it so far. i'm still settling in........searching for an apartment STILL. maybe my boyfriend and i could meet you for drinks or coffee somewhere. still don't know very many people in paris, but hopefully that'll change once i end my homelessness! i'm american and my boyfriend's french. expatexchange also seems to arrange social meetings, but haven't seen one posted recently. talk to you soon!
michelle
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DianaMorales
From: France
4/9/2002 08:49 EST
Hi to both! First, welcome to expatexchange! It is so easy to meet people here - at least other expats. French people are a little harder for some reason, though with a French boyfriend that will help a lot.
So far we haven't had much with gatherings from the site. I tried to organize one once and nobody came. Then someone else tried to organize one and nobody came - not even the person organizing it! So I'm a little gun shy about that! However, if you two want to pick a time and a place I'll be there!
A great place to start in your hunt for people is WICE at 20 bd du Montparnasses - metro Duroc or Falguiere. They're open 9-5, mon. - fri. You don't have to join if you don't want, but it's a good place to start because you can pick up their catalog and see what they offer - they have bi-monthly catalogs that come out with lists of the classes (in english!) they offer. Also try their website at www.wice-paris.org to see what kinds of classes they offer. When you go there you can talk to any people hanging around and get info on other groups as well. See if the have a FUSAC lying around as well as a little black book called Insider's Guide. The Insider's Guide has a list of all the clubs and organizations for english speakers. If you can't find one, I have plenty at my office that you can have.
Give the consulate a call too. They have a Guide for US Citizens which includes a list of all the associations as well. There are tons so I'm sure there's something out there for you. I'm a bit attached to WICE because I used to Volunteer there before I could work. THey are all volunteer run and I swear volunteering you get to know a lot of people.
Oh, I forgot! There is a list of clubs on this site too. Most of them for Paris I added myself, but they come from the guides I mentioned above.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you need any help. I'm here for any questions on the settling in process.
Diana
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choppah
From: France
5/2/2002 04:07 EST
Hi,
I've been here in France for a couple of years and have recently gotten together with a small group of expats that actually gets together occasionally. However, now that I say this it will probably jinx it. If your interested or if you just want to make a friend leave a post.
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9582501
From: France
5/2/2002 09:32 EST
That sounds great! Thanks for all of the helpful information as well! You can contact me at mma9582501@hotmail.com, if you are interested in getting together. Thanks again!
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Bea
From: France
5/2/2002 13:02 EST
I think that it is great that folks want to meet each other. I want to caution about meeting unknown people from the net. It can be dangerous. Please be careful as anyone can pretend to be whatever he/she chooses behind the keyboard. Public meeting places where other people congregate is good. I think that Diana gave a few examples of some organizations that one can go to. Some one else mentioned expat meetings. Bonne chance!
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Suttu
From: France
5/5/2002 15:38 EST
hi there
i am a student doing my MBA in one of the grande ecoles in paris. quite new to the place and trying to meet people and also learn some french. the funny thing is that i have students from 23 countries in my class but hardly anyone speaks english. i came all the way without going to US universities thinking i could learn french here but so far 4 months now i havent made much progress.
i would like to meet up with people like me if interested and also speak some french.
enjoy paris in the meantime
suttu
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alexm75
From: France
5/18/2002 11:43 EST
Hello 31 yo female I am 27 yo male from Australia, just moved to Paris looking to stay for a while, would love to hear back from you alexm75@yahoo.com or 06.79.48.96.99
See you
Alex
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natasha
From: France
8/23/2002 08:16 EST
Hi,
I've also just moved to Paris am going on 30 (a bit scary) and would like to meet other english speakers too so mail me : natashalall@gmx.net
as for advice, hate to scare you but it is a bit difficult getting going with french people (I've been living in france for quite a while even though I've only just moved to Paris - it's all about networking)
hope to hear from you soon !!!
natasha
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