La bonne santé
Yesterday I had my required physical exam at the Office des Migrations Internationales for my French temporary residency permit. The whole time I kept wondering how different things must have been for all those folk entering the U.S. via Ellis Island. They didn’t get x-rays and probably had a little less privacy in general than we did. I must admit I had difficulty reading the top line of the eye chart, but then again the French eyechart had the big “E” on the bottom and the smallest print at the top.
We’re having a Halloween costume party here at the apartment this Thursday. (If you’re reading this in Paris and haven’t gotten an official invitation yet, consider yourself invited now.) We’ve invited the non-American students from our studio class to come so it’ll be interesting to see what sorts of costumes (or “fancy dress” as the British would say) they wear.