My French and American Families
I've collected a few pictures of my families, both French and American, from my time in Paris.
There are also a few pictures from the Parisian suburb I lived in, Malakoff.
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My host family the Damonds and I having our last meal all together. | ![]() |
My host parents M and Mme Damond and I in the salon (living room). | |
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Thibault, M. Damond, and Gabriel, another American study abroad student. | ![]() |
Michat, M. Damond's sister's cat, came to live with us after Zepellin, the Damond's lovely grey cat, died. | |
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Chivas was another cat we looked after for a couple months. | ![]() |
We also had a dog, Diams! | |
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The piano, chair, and Michat in my bedroom. | ![]() |
My bed and Michat in my bedroom. | |
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The Damond's house in Malakoff | ![]() |
The Damond's garden in the courtyard in front of their house. | |
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The main place (square) in Malakoff. | ![]() |
Another view of the square in Malakoff. | |
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When my parents came to visit me in Paris, they came over for dinner one night. | ![]() |
My parents by the St-Michel metro entrance. | |
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Dad and I in the Paris Jardin des Plantes (Botanic Gardens), with a huge flowering tree. | ![]() |
My parents in the Place des Vosges, in the Marais. | |
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My parents and I had our last dinner together in Paris at Pascal Champ, just a few streets over from the IES Centre. | ![]() |
Tom and Judy Gulman and I, seeing some ice sculptures in the Netherlands. |
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