Parler Paris Après-Midi

NEXT MEETING: October 11, 2005 AND EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

This is your opportunity to meet every month, often with local professionals who can answer your Working and Living in France questions. You are invited to come for drinks and share your questions and comments about what it takes to create a life here, own property and enjoy what France has to offer. It is also an opportunity to network with other Parler Paris readers.

Upstairs at La Pierre du Marais
96, rue des Archives at the corner of rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or Arts et Métiers

 

 

 

This coming year's meetings... October 11, 2005 November 8, 2005 December 13, 2005 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, /

See past reports... 2005 July 12, 2005 June 14, 2005 May 10, 2005 April 12, 2005 March 8, 2005 February 8, 2005 January 11, 2005 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, /

See past reports... 2004 December 14, 2004 November 9, 2004 October 12, 2004 September 14, 2004 July 13, 2004 June 8, 2004 May 11, 2004 April 13, 2004 March 9, 2004 February 10, 2004 January 13, 2004 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, /

See past reports... 2003 December 23, 2003 December 9, 2003 November 25, 2003 October 28, 2003 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, /

 

 

 

 

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MEETING OF September 13, 2005
(Photos do not necessarily match descriptions.)

John Viescas and his wife Susanne are celebrating here in paris having just purchased an apartment in the neighborhood discovered by Yolanda Robins, of French Property Insider -- four floors up overlooking rue de Bretagne and rue de Turenne, awaiting the final signing in December and just having received a loan offer from a local lender!

Tom Regan is a long-time (since 2000) but part-time Marais resident with an apartment on rue Saint Paul in the 4th arrondissement retiring here because "Paris is the most beautiful city in the world." He joins us from time to time at Après Midi and Parler Parlor.

Susan Ojanen is apartment sitting for friends while they travel in the U.S. She owns a business renting homes for the NASCAR races and is expanding her business to work with rental companies in Europe -- would love to do this in Paris!

Martha Bills, past conference attendee, is still pursuing her dream of moving to Paris.

Sitting w ith her are Andrew Ramsey and Eleanore Ramsey Nadell from San Francisco, a physician and bookbinding designer who hunt for rare books, noe-gothic antiques and now, an apartment in Paris.

 

 

 

Robert Larrea is a regular we can count on to show up with a smiling face and great conversation.

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Jeffers, who attended the same Working and Living in France Conference as Yolanda Robins in 2003, came to say hello and brought with him Debi Oxenford who loves the city and would like to learn French.

Not pictured was Colleen Geske, Marketing Director for Expatica.com who spends part of her time in Paris and lived once upon a time on my own street!

And also not pictured was Patricia Laplante Collins of Paris Soirées, who attended as always, with her pup, Eve.

 

 

 

 

 

Carole and Don Setser come to France frequently, for work (research and chemistry) and also, for pleasure -- this time for five weeks.

Not pictured is Dominique Vallila, a native Parisienne who lived in the US for more than 25 years, is happily back since March 2005 and wants to stay in touch with American "openness."

 

 

Isabelle Rocca and Florence Senecal were hamming it up. Isabelle has an apartment rental business in Paris and Florence is a regular world traveler.

 

 

 

 

 

David Lam came in with a big smile -- he was so thrilled to be a part of Après Midi and is yearning to expand his business of filmmaking from Hollywood to Paris, take root here and become French!

 

 

 

 

 

Laura Savulesco is a real estate broker specializing in Viager properties. She's accompanied by Linda DeMarco, who is a life and business coach, working here for two to three months. Her goal is to have an adventure and complete here practice by working with global clients. Iain-Kevin Waite, next to her, is a single guy with no kids, still young and wanting a new challenge, change of pace and finally to master the French language. He is a personal trainer currently re-establishing an import/export company.

 

Margaret Brownell is looking for an area in Paris to settle in -- looking at real estate and getting to know the city better, looking for the Expat community. She found it! Suzanne Viescas, next to her, just found it...in the heart of the Marais!

 

 

 

 

Margaret got into deep conversation with Jacques Derhy, a Frenchman who returned to Paris after 15 years in Canada and Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

Long-time Après Mid visitors Gar Westfall of Hawaii and Pamela Leavy, now of Paris, came to say hello to one and all.

 

 

 

 

 

Susan Genelin, past conference attendee and also currently looking at property in Paris with Yolanda Robins made fast friends with Martha Bills.

 

 

 

 

Not pictured is Jan Hanson, a photographer with a showing coming up opening September 19th at WICE, and a Vernissage there on the 22nd -- beautiful shots of Paris, but of course! Call 01.45.66.75.50 or click on /parlerparis/calendar.html for complete information. She showed off her beautiful greeting cards which will be for purchase at WICE. Jan is currently working with Yolanda Robins and Ellen Jung-Josse of French Property Insider to find an apartment to purchase in Paris.