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I managed to make a cash deposit at the bank today, even with the deposit slip being all in French. I had planned on just doing an online transfer, but that was before I found out it would end up costing $70 to do it thanks to fees (thanks Bank of America!). So it was much cheaper to eat the ATM fees to use the ATM right outside of the bank to get cash, walk the 10 feet to go inside, and deposit it at the reception desk.

It's also been an interesting experience having to Google Translate the bank webpages. Since it's HTTPS you can't just translate the entire webpage, so I have to copy and paste each section to figure out what exactly I'm agreeing to or trying to do. Some things are obvious, but other things, not so much.

I also finally got my work phone today, so I can finally use the mobile Internet in France. It's an iPhone 5, which as a die-hard Android user who has been using Android since the very first handset back in 2008 and who has rooted and re-flashed all my devices, changing to iOS is a bit different, but mostly it works pretty much the same. I do miss all the configuration options, but as long as I have Internet, email, and Google Maps, I'm good to go.

Also I am perfectly happy with a dinner of fresh French bread from the bakery right down the street, peanut butter, and Nutella. Bliss!