When I first arrived in Paris I was a little afraid to be in a situation where I might have to speak in French with someone, obviously because my vocabulary at that point consisted of "bonjour" and "je m'appelle Megan", so I found myself doing the safe things like walking or going to the grocery store. I quickly realized that I needed to face my fears and just get out there...I'm still doing that today!
One of the first "new" things I did was go to a yoga class, predominantly because I knew there wasn't going to be much talking. The first class was great...I didn't understand a word of what he said, but I could look around the room and follow the others. I was in heaven. I felt apart of something. And I have been going back ever since. Of course now I can understand when he says to "raise your butt up" or "lock your fingers", so I consider a language course as well to justify the price.
As well as trying new things, it was important for me to find something in Paris that brought me some solitude, that was yoga. It doesn't seem to be as popular as it is in the states and there are no Lululemon stores here either(they do ship to France), but there are definitely some good studios to check out.
My personal favorites:
http://www.yogastyleparis.com/
Best deal with Yoga Style is your first 30 days for 30€...no other studios in the city come close to that price!
http://www.bikramrivegauche.com/
Brand new studio and offers classes in English
Bisous xx
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