Sur les rues de Paris

Hi everyone,

And so it begins again, the voyage into the unknown. Into the unsettling. Into whatever my future might become.

I am currently sitting in a McDo's (McDonalds) on rue Sufflot. It's near the Jardin de Luxembourg, which was a hot spot street when I was studying in Paris. I went to the only place I knew where it would be both open and had available WiFi access for free. Other than that, and besides the fact that I never had a laptop when I was in Paris, I never really went into McDo's in Paris before.

There's been a lot on my mind lately. I said goodbye yet again to a lot of different people, all who were affecting me in very different ways: parents, friends, girlfriend, co-workers, etc etc. Now, I'm in transition, enjoying a day in the bustling city of Paris with two friends from the church where I went. I'm interested in seeing how well I understand them!

The weather here is a bit cool. It's about 15 degrees or so. If only that would be the temperature in Fatick! Oh well, I'm sure another 25 degrees on top of 15 won't kill me . . . riiiight.

Please keep me in your prayers, mostly concerning my work. And since my work will largely involve developing honest, genuine relationships with people, then pray that I would just avoid getting pessimistic with the attitudes that present themselves from the people I meet. It's all a matter of how I respond to them, and this time round, I'd like to do that a little bit better.

NEways, I have a few emails to write. So, this will be short. Whether it happens or not, I might try for the 'short but often' motto.

From the City of Lights,

Alex