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Parler Paris Après-Midi

NEXT MEETING: May 10, 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... May 10, 2005 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... 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 April 12, 2005
(Photos do not necessarily match descriptions.)

Hawaiian Gar Westfall, who shows up once or twice a year to spend a few weeks in Paris, was taking pictures of us taking pictures of him.

 

 

 

San Antonian Sandy Zayas is back in town in her 12 square meter Ile Saint-Louis townhouse -- the biggest 12 meters you ever saw. She was also taking pictures of us taking pictures of her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angelino, Master Subtitler and long-time friend, Celia Szew, is visiting for just a few days and came to see what it was all about Her film promoter husband, Yossi and son Fernando, is meanwhile doing business in Cannes. Erin Zaleski is back in Paris, this time interning at Newsweek, writing articles about Paris and looking for a more permanent job to keep her here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parler Paris intern and Torontonian, Lynda Sydney (Bonjour@ParlerParis.com) and volunteer Calendar Gal, Nancy Szczepanski (Calendar@ParlerParis.com) were talking Parler Paris "biz" in the corner. Both are looking for ways of staying her permanently -- Nancy filed her URSSAF papers just this week.

 

 

 

 

Retired Chicago school teacher, Jane Stivarius, lives in Paris 6 months a year, 6 months in Miami ever since 1997 and says she intends to live here as long as she can climb the hill from République to Haute Belleville. Barbara Owens is a long time regular to Parler Paris Après Midi, but news is that her business is up and running as an "agent commercial" representing a men's skin care line. She calls her company "Barbara O!" She's also "travel styling" with a travel agency as a concierge booking travel for Europeans going to the U.S. and Americans going to Europe. Busy lady!

 

 

Virginia Barnes from San Francisco is spending her second year here retired and enjoying life. "M" with her new glasses, still keeps in wondering who she really is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brit Peter Verstage is here just for three days to look around and perhaps move here at some later date. Lady in red, Brigitte Bazin-McClave, a French woman married to an American is back in France and starting a "Bilingual Home Service."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kathryn Hayashi and her friend, Milkica Stojkovic, have come again to talk and meet Americans.

 

 

 

 

 

Frenchman, Jacques Derhy , is back after 15 years in North America and is still in the process of reaclimation back into French life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business-Mentors, Inc. Al Stewart is back for a long stretch in his pied-à-terre in Le Marais. Always a delight to see his smiling face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jane Ramey and her husband, Michael Richardson came for the first time and made friends quickly with regulars, including Patricia Laplante Collins (Paris Soirées). They are retired and exploring their options -- thinking of moving to Paris, of course!

Not pictured is Sandra Tallaferro-Fuenterosa, opera singer and voice teacher, translator and writer, who loves Paris, has lived here before and dreams of coming back permanently.

 

 

Dolores Lilley came to say goodbye -- she's heading home to till October when she'll be back in town!