Starting any new job can be stressful.
I have now finished my second day at the OECD, and am working to balance a ridiculously unreserved excitement that comes from working and living in Paris, with an extreme disorientation from doing everything different. The language, commute, colleagues, neighborhood, food, money... paper size - all new and different. Basically, there are very few things that feel "normal" to me right now, and the ones that do are mostly in the few hours I spend in my apartment when I can more or less control my environment. And so far, I have not fared well with jet lag, averaging about 4 hours of sleep a night and mostly getting up around 3am. I'd take traveling to Asia any day over the jet lag from traveling to Europe from the East coast. No joke. But most of all, I miss Michael. And I feel terrible that he has to go through the stress of finishing our move and selling furniture alone, all while sick. I know he'd rather be here and done with it all - and I'd rather him be here experiencing all of the new Frenchness with me. Although, let's be honest, it's still going to feel new in January :)
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