I finally submitted my CAF paperwork!! First, we had to wait for ages to get our paystub, then we were on holiday, and finally I had to get up the motivation to hike out to ville active. Well, not hike...take a bus. But taking a bus in Nîmes can sometimes feel like hiking, possibility of getting lost & the whole adventure bit...but the bus is often significantly more stressful & you can meet some veerrrryyy interesting people. Anyways, CAF is "caisse d’allocations familiales" - basically housing aid that the French government gives to those who need it. With the assistants salary we qualify for the CAF. Not sure how much I'll get, but anything helps!
Ok. Sarah & I have a rather amusing history of getting lost or missing the bus/train when we travel together. First there was Grau de Roi where we missed the train on the way there & then a strike gave us quite the adventure getting back. And then two times trying to get to Uzes for a market - bus failures. And that brings us to today. A "simple" bus ride to the CAF office, only about 20 minute ride....
- 35 minute walk to the train station to catch the bus - 20 minutes waiting outside for it - 20 minute bus ride to the end of the line, we finally asked the driver where our stop was & he didn't even know the stop we were talking about - 20 minutes at a café to recharge with lunch before restarting the search for the office & to get directions - 15 minute walk to the huge shopping mall where we thought we had seen a sign for it - fail at the mall, so we wander around for a bit - asked for directions in 3 different stores - about a 30 minute wander when we FINALLY found the office. Phew!! Then it was an hour or so of waiting & doing paperwork & HOORAY after such a debacle paperwork is all in.
Oh France!
bisous :)
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