To begin at the beginning...(as a wise man once said)

I am an Erasmus student. I currently live in France avec mes amis (beware of random French words in future posts), & will do for another 10 months or so. We found an (unfurnished) apartment in June during a very stressful 3 day journey, and moved in at the start of September. We Our parents assembled a lot of flat-pack furniture and bought a lot of what I now understand to be 'white goods'. Soon after purchasing a TV we realised that peering out of our conveniently located high street apartment is far more interesting than watching trying to watch French dubbed episodes of Malcolm in the Middle. This realisation dawned upon us when we strolled into our living room to a perfect view of a couple on a VERY dirty weekend at the hotel opposite. We were captivated. They didn't breathe for a good few minutes whilst hands were flying about in all directions, in the process proving the theory that you can indeed be seen from outdoors at night if you leave all the lights on. They did not leave their room until Monday morning came, after having breakfast, lunch, dinner and much more on their very visible balcony. Theories were born: were they a married couple trying to escape their 2.4 kids lifestyle for a few nights, were they a student & teacher hiding from persecution, were they lovers sneaking away from their partners? Thus this blog arose, 'Life from a French Window'...yes, I thought it sounded much more appealing in French also.