Experiencing the French Culture

Due to the second cultural plunge, I decided to have a family dinner with French Arles family friends. At 4 pm on May 17, 2014, my friend Amy Dubois invited me to dinner with my mother, father, brothers at Huntington Beach, California. Amy and her family grew up in a small town in Arles. She lived in Arles until 6 years old and moved to Huntington Beach, California with her family. I met Amy at senior high school and became her best friend since then.

Three months later, this is the reason I have internship with a French startup company so far. This is the cultural influence I experienced and the benefits of working in a French start-up company. This is my personal experience (early in the start-up of financial technology in Paris), it may not be representative of other start-up companies or the general working environment of France. During the three months in this company and the year I went to France, I got the opportunity to meet many "typical French people". "Typical French" refers to French, they just confirm that I heard their stereotypes. Let me explain my argument A few days ago, I saw a French colleague poured a full water. So far, there was nothing special, but the way he did it was fun, he did it to pour him a very expensive wine. Only the complexity of tap water makes me silent.

Have you ever experienced a French kiss? People will describe it as nearly perfect, like an ether, unforgettable. What is the perfect kiss, France? Depth, time, strength, saliva, taste, or a combination of all these. Does French kiss mean French, or is it just a household name? Regardless of anything, I think I have it. It is now in the kitchen in hell at 4 AM on Thursday, I am looking for a stall for one night. After three kinds of mixed drinks, four short flirtations, five unknown people, I went out of the bar and only one person pulled my attention that night. He has such a rare name. This may not be the most masculine name (perhaps this is why I do not remember it right now), but when his biceps are very tight, they are so complementary to the lack of his name I am concerned about it. Imagine being held in the muscles of warm and dark skin like a rat in a wild cat's nail.

Cultural anthropologist, experienced amateur writer - dancer - spiritualist, clumsy UK - Franco bilingual, 29 year old world traveler, French genius and some kind of love relationship. In short, this is me. Well, at least these are some labels. The cool thing is that you can now realize the inner dilemma of "This is what I am doing?" But when I graduated from college, it made me panic. Today, I am living in Paris, France, realizing my dream of living abroad rather than single, but I share a way with a very special person. I am studying French, it is kicking my butt, it improves my language skills and approaches to realizing my other dreams. French is fluent. I am making friends. Slowly, but surely, I live in an attractive and unique boat-like apartment overlooking the city's light.