In Paris, more people are able to speak English than in the South of France, but French is still the default languge of conversation.
Euros are used all throughout France as well as in the rest of the European Union. Paper bills are used for larger quanities of euros, and coins are used for 1 and 2 euros.
Paris is very expensive, so a bottle of water can cost around 3 euros (which is about $3.50). Many people drink tap water here rather than bottled water because the tap water is very clean and much cheaper than buying bottled water.
In Paris I had an amazing chicken pho, which is a Vietnamese noodle soup. Because Paris is such a large and diverse city, it is possible to get any type of cuisine you might want! I was excited to experiment with eating foods from many different cultures, in addition to French food.
I have been trying to listen to content in French as much as possible to help with my French immersion. Rather than music, I have been listening to a podcast designed for people trying to learn French in which the narrator reads out a story very slowly in French.
