Commute to Work

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about communiting is a scene from Paris je t'aime.


I feel a lot like this woman, because now that I have the job at rejoyce my commute has changed dramatically. But I am glad that I don't have my own child and have to take care of another, my job involves taking care of musicians (don't know which one is harder, haha). My husband and I have decided that we will figure out our work situation when the time arises to have children.

My commute is crazy ( the bus to rer B to the E to a train at Hausmann saint lazare to Versailles Rive Droite and walk 10 minutes, it's always about 1h30) and most people, probably you, are like why do you do it and not find something closer to home. Well that is a good question, but the answer goes like this : I couldn't find a job in the field I wanted closer to home, especially with the prefecture taking it's lovely time getting back to me on my own future project. But enough complaining, the time in the train gives me enough time to work on my professional and personal projects even if it means being squished between people.

But that's life, we can sleep when we are dead right?

Thoughts from the Metro: French Facts

Almost every morning, I try to read a Direct Matin, one of the 3 free newspapers found in the metro.

There was an article about the change in French population in the Wednesday, January 19th version, that I just had to share.

Fun Fact 1: The population has just passed 65 million! According to January 1, 2009, the population was at 64,7 millon.

Fun Fact : 58,7% of French are between the ages of 20-64.

Fun Fact 3: Marriage is way down in France, more people are pacsing, meaning they have signed a contract and are no longer consider single. Pacs are usually for same-sex couples but more and more opposite -sex couples are doing it. Pacsing is the new "marriage" trend, and when it ends it beats getting a divorce!

Fun Fact 4: 54,8% of children born in France are born out of wedlock! Think 36% are born to married parents!

Fun Fact 5: 828,000 babies were born in 2010, beating the normal 800,000 a year. I guess this means more single parents?? based on the fact noted above.

What do you think of these facts? Do you have more to add?