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Parler Paris Après-Midi

NEXT MEETING: June 14, 2004 AND EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

This is your opportunity to meet every month, often with local professionals who can answer your Working and Living in France questions. You are invited to come for drinks and share your questions and comments about what it takes to create a life here, own property and enjoy what France has to offer. It is also an opportunity to network with other Parler Paris readers.

Upstairs at La Pierre du Marais
96, rue des Archives at the corner of rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or Arts et Métiers

 

 

 

 

 

 

This coming year's meetings... June 14, 2005 July 12, 2005 No August Meeting September 13, 2005 October 11, 2005 November 8, 2005 December 13, 2005 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, http://www.adrianleeds.com

See past reports... April 12, 2005 March 8, 2005 February 8, 2005 January 11, 2005 December 14, 2004 November 9, 2004 October 12, 2004 September 14, 2004 July 13, 2004 June 8, 2004 May 11, 2004 April 13, 2004 March 9, 2004 February 10, 2004 January 13, 2004 December 23, 2003 December 9, 2003 November 25, 2003 October 28, 2003 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, http://www.adrianleeds.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MEETING OF May 10, 2005
(Photos do not necessarily match descriptions.)

It was a record-breaking afternoon for Après Midi -- La Pierre du Marais has never heard such a din coming from its upper level. We saw lots of familiar faces...such as Dale Gaber, Mark Kritz, Gar Westfall, Robert Larrea, Eric Tolbert, Anna Escomel and Patricia Laplante Collins (Paris Soirées). Mimi is back -- who we only knew as "M" until she let us know it stood for "Mimi!"

Parler Paris and French Property Insider staff, Yolanda Robins and Lynda Sydney were naturally on hand. New member of the team, Ellen Jung, came for the first time -- Ellen is an architect who will be assisting Yolanda with property searches and renovation ideas.

A few old and familiar faces we hadn't seen in a while were Janice Watson who spends a few months a year in France and Thom Keel, a professor of Georgia Institute of Technology who is here with 19 undergraduate students for a study abroad program. Tracy James, past Calendar Gal, is back from Washington State to make Paris permanently her home.

Newcomers to Après Midi brought Angela Vona, long time Paris resident, and her friends from high school, Wendy Fish, a retired school teacher, now fitness trainer and life coach, who she hadn't seen in more than 40 years!

Pat Ranieri, wants to spend most of her time here and is looking for an apartment, Ralph Lastuka has just come to Paris this April to work in business consulting, financing and teaching.

Valerie Anderson (and her husband) wanted to buy property in the south and operate a B and B, but it got expense and the dollar got weak, she complained. Now she's in Paris looking for work with an NGO or private company in marketing, relationship management, project management and accounting. Bonne courage!

Thomas and Charlene Burns from Montana are willing to give up the "Big Sky" for a big apartment in Paris or just on the outskirts. He's a poet, artist, photographer and is willing to take the leap. We'll be thrilled to have them! Karen Crumbliss is here for two months thanks to an invitation from the University of Paris to her husband, a chemistry professor from Duke University.

Melin Childress and Jim Walsh are here for April and May, returning in September to find an apartment. Lea Featherstone is on holiday from Minneapolis, came to Paris for the first time last year, and this time brought her friend, Karen Stauber with her. Consultant in fashion and entertainment, Mori Benjamin, comes to Paris because he loves the architecture. One of his goals is to become a permanent resident and is planning to beginning French courses at La Sorbonne in the fall. Carole Ozanian is fulfulling her life-long dream to be in Pparis for a couple of months and loves all the get-togethers with Americans.

Robert and Carlyn Alpert are here checking into the possibilities of making Paris more permanent -- once or twice a year just isn't enough. Same story for Peter and Thèrése Zielinski who come to France and Spain for a month every year. They're thinking of buying, but are waiting for the exchange rate to make an improvement. But, if they wait too long...??