Sixth Year in Heaven

Sixth year in heaven When did it expire, at what point did March come again, at what interval did it become the 26th of the month? It means that exactly six years have passed since we started living in Paris... Time flies quickly, time flows beautifully... We both want to make a note in history and "“What is the experience of living in Paris, what are the advantages and disadvantages of living in Paris?” With your permission, I would like to give a summary of my six years of life in Paris, especially the last year, and make a general assessment of the situation, in order to give an idea on such matters.

Of course, before preparing this article, I sat down and A Year in Heaven, Second Year in Heaven, Third Year in Heaven, Fourth Year in Heaven ve Fifth Year in Heaven I read my articles one by one from the beginning, went back to those years, and then when we came to the present day, I had the opportunity to better observe the point I had reached. If you know me for the first time through this article, what I will tell you will be incomplete; I recommend you to read the other five articles to better understand my Paris adventure and the paths I took and to get to know me better. While I was reading, I realized that Paris is still a paradise for me. “So how was the sixth year in this paradise?", instead of writing at length between us, "I worked hard and traveled a lot.😉 Still wondering about the details, For those who want to get an idea of ​​what it is like to live in Paris, or rather in France. Don't worry, I will write for a long time. As long as you want to read it, I will never get tired of writing it 😉

The first year I started living in Paris, so I still think the same thing as I did in 2012. myself in france as much as possible I feel free. I say "as much as possible" because It's been a long time since I realized that there is no absolute freedom. Wherever we go in the world, no matter what social stratum we belong to, we all have a leash around our neck, and it's about whether this leash tightens your neck and whether the rope is long enough... All of our lives are restricted by environmental conditions and dominant powers. I describe the feeling I felt in Paris, or rather in France, as “My leash is loose enough, my rope is long enoughI can summarize it as ".

Even though it's been my sixth year in paradise, I still haven't gotten used to the beauty of Paris. What I mean by getting used to is the possibility that these beauties will start to seem ordinary to me... Maybe one day it will happen, but nothing like that has happened yet. When from the metro come out Opera GarnierIt makes me very happy to be fascinated every time I see it in front of me. I'm happy because I live in Paris and I haven't gotten used to these beauties yet. I'm caught up in a fairy tale, I'm living my own fairy tale in my own world. Some people accuse me of being selfish, feeling happy is selfishness... Of course, no one cares about what I went through when Istanbul, where I was born and raised, changed and turned into chaos, and those troubled last years of Istanbul. It's okay if you're unhappy, but if you manage to find happiness selfish In some people's eyes, you are 😉 I am very sorry to those who are disturbed because I have been living a problem-free and peaceful life in Paris for six years...

My only problem Working harder than you would believe. In those early years my idle days Believe me, I miss you very much. Those who will meet me for the first time through this article are probably wondering what I do: About me You can find all the details in the article, but in summary I am, I'm just a blogger interested in Pariste.Net, I have no other job; I don't have time to do anything else anyway. My intensity had already increased in the last two years, but first My Youtube Channel Pariste.Net TVWith the publication of , this intensity three to five endured. While I was already complaining about being busy, I had one day a week for shooting preparation, one day for shooting, and one day for post-shoot preparation work, leaving me with no day left to deal with the vlog and take care of Pariste.Net.

I was able to endure this pace for six months :) When I started losing sleep at night due to the stress of shooting, waking up at four in the morning, turning on the computer and working, I decided that this was not the way to go, and I talked to my agency about at least taking a break from video production and returning to the normal workflow, and then I had a great time. Louvre Museum Promotional Video After preparing it, we decided to mutually terminate our agreement. At the end of this whole process, who convinced me to get in front of the camera and my old agency who helped me make peace with the cameras Founder of Megby Pulicité Cute ladyI want to thank you very much. Thanks to him, I learned to trust myself in front of the screen, we did great things together, and most importantly, I gained a great friend.

Of course, taking a break from video production did not mean that I would not prepare new YouTube videos. On the contrary, whenever I had the opportunity, I threw myself into the streets of Paris and Pariste.Net TV over Youtube live broadcast videos I started doing it. Already for a long time Instagram through my account Instalive I was doing live broadcasts. Instalive It's a hell of a lot of fun; with hundreds of people We wander the streets of Paris live, sometimes for ten minutes, sometimes for an hourWhile walking around, I try to answer questions and have nice conversations. Of course, the only downside of these live broadcasts is that they disappear after 24 hours. That's why I realize that I need to focus more on YouTube live broadcasts.

As I said, we are having a lot of fun in these live broadcasts, I am getting very good feedback. A viewer once sent me his photo above. He said, “Mr. Ahmet, after watching your instalive broadcast, I watch it again and follow it on Google maps. This way, I learn the streets of Paris much better. This is my biggest hobby at work.” Then another day, my dear friend, whom we have been following each other on social media for a long time. Stitch_Lady For example, he does the work of the item below and sends it from Bursa. People become happy; Believe me, he is very happy.

While I am updating old articles and preparing for new articles, I am also spending my days trying to answer the questions that are pouring in from all sides. I get so many interesting questions that it blows your mind :) One of the questions that surprises me the most is Sperm bank in Paris whether it was or not. This question had such an interesting background that I sat down and researched sperm banks in Paris like crazy: It will be in Paris, Eiffel can be easily reached, etc. 🙂 As I said, this question is very interesting and has a long story 😉 More what what…

Towards the end of 2017, infrastructure renewal works of Pariste.Net started. My dear friend, my dear IT specialist, who gave me all kinds of technical support during this long and difficult process. consent'Or let me thank you once again from here. Although I was happy with the old version of Pariste.Net, he insisted that it was necessary to switch to a new interface, so the entire infrastructure had to be completely renewed. After a while - desperate - I accepted; From that day on, I found myself in an intense tempo that lasted for months :) As of the beginning of 2018, we managed to launch Pariste.Net with its new look. But work continues in the background. Approximately on Pariste.Net 4.000 photos I go through it one by one, revising all the articles from scratch; I check and renew thousands of links... It's not smart :)

On the other hand, it is necessary to deal with new articles and social media. While dealing with all these revision processes, As of the beginning of March 2018, I had the pleasure of publishing the 500th article on Pariste.Net.. Now I can say with peace of mind that I, I don't think there is another Turkish travel blog that introduces a single city, has 500 articles, and all articles are up to date as of 2018.. If anyone of you knows, please tell me so that I can say, “Mr. Ahmet, thanks to you, we traveled around Paris without needing anyone, as if you were with us, now so-and-so city We want to travel, do you know any blogs like yours? Let me have an answer for those who ask...

As the sixth year in heaven comes to an end, do you think that's all there is to it? Actually, I need to take care of the Vlog, I also want to write a Paris Guide book, and I also have a Pariste.Net application project in mind, but as if I had nothing else to do, I decided to start a brand new project apart from these: Pariste.Net in English! Yes, according to my estimates, the English version of Pariste.Net will be available by the end of the year. Of course, I may not be able to complete all 500 articles, but I plan to start with at least 100 articles. The reason for all these infrastructure changes was to launch the English version of Pariste.Net. Let's see, I'm working day and night to complete it; If I don't go crazy or go crazy or something :)

“Business job job… How is this the sixth year in heaven?” I can almost hear you say. Of course, there are good things, but no one knows about the suffering I go through, everyone sees me every day. Eiffel TowerHe thinks I'm drinking champagne or something against him, so I thought I'd cry a little while I had the chance. Who else am I listening to other than you? 🙂 Of course, this last year was not just spent working; We also traveled a lot. What have we seen in this last year? Apart from a few trips to Istanbul, he has been in France Etretat, Deauville & Trouville, Honfleur, Rouen, Saint Malo, The Mont Saint Michel, Amboise, Blois, SaumurI had the opportunity to visit Saint Jean de Luz, Bayonne, Biarritz, and Lyon, some for the first time and others for the second or third time. I loved them all very much. I'm telling you, France is a heavenly country.

Especially Loire Valley Castles Tour and the trip to the Basque Country was unforgettable. In fact, it was my third visit to the Loire Valley and my primary goal was to take photographs and make detailed reviews of the 80 castles worth visiting in the Loire Valley in order to prepare them as a series of articles on Pariste.Net. Chambord Castle, Cheverny Castle, Blois Castle, Chenonceau Castle, Chaumont sur Loire Castle, Amboise Castle and many more. I started publishing them all one by one after returning from vacation. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Of course, my travels were not limited to France. Who knows how many times AmsterdamWe went to , but this time by car... The one I've been dreaming of for years, tulip fields My dream of seeing came true. Then again for the second time MykonosI had the chance to go to and spent a nice week there. During our Basque Country trip, we went to the Spanish side and saw San Sebastian and Bilbao, then on another trip we visited Madrid and Cervantes' birthplace I had the opportunity to see Alcala de Henares. So it's been another fruitful year in terms of travel 😉

As a winter child born in December, I had the chance to celebrate my birthday in a warm country again this year: I flew to Cuba. We had an unforgettable birthday week in Havana. Although my previous birthday trip Martinique Island – Caribbean I wrote my travel notes, but before Rio de Janeiro I don't know when I will be able to compile and write Havana Notes since I did not have the opportunity to write about my trip, but in summary I can say that Havana was one of the last places I wanted to see in my life, I had never dreamed of going, but I must admit that I had a nice holiday. I will publish the why and how as soon as possible under the name Havana Notes, I promise... Especially when I finish my work 😉

As someone who has traveled so much in the last year, I am afraid that you will not pity me when I say "I work hard", but as I said at the beginning of the article, "I worked hard and traveled a lot in my sixth year in heaven"... So, I think this statement best summarizes my current situation... Also this is in the last year Artisans Magazineone in Paris Art Route spelling, Mora Magazinein One Day in Paris My article has been published. Other than that Dear Caner Ural's interview with me da gecce.comPublished in .

As the recognition of Pariste.Net increased, my recognition also increased in direct proportion - even though I never wanted it. However, I Everyone should know Pariste.Net, but they don't need to know me that much. I started out four years ago in Paris when I first started writing.Net, but now almost every day in Paris, people recognize me and greet me while walking on the street. Sometimes in the subway I come across beautiful people sometimes Champs ElyséesWe greet each other while broadcasting live on; It's very fun. I will never forget once, Trocadero'from Eiffel TowerWe were walking towards the instalive live broadcast, a viewer who said he was watching the live broadcast from the first floor of the Eiffel Tower waved to me from above, we exchanged greetings; It was such a fun moment.

But another memory I will never forget was that I caught the flu again during one of my secret visits to Istanbul (Yes, I sometimes go to Istanbul secretly because I am tired of feeling sad, as I turn down people's requests for meetings because of necessity, when I cannot reach my wife, friends and family.). Since I had at least three appointments every day in Istanbul - as usual - I was running around from place to place. I got the cure, the weather is freezing, I have a bruise on my head, I'm hunched over from the disease, whatever it is, I'm in Incirli, where I'll never go again, by the metrobus overpass. exhausted While walking, someone suddenly said "Mr. Ahmet!" shouldn't he call out? I was surprised and before greeting him, I couldn't help but say, "How did you recognize me in this state?" Moreover, no one even knows that I am in Istanbul, I remember saying, "I swear, bravo." It is one of the most surprised and happiest moments in my life; I would also like to thank that kind-hearted person whose name I cannot remember right now.

The sixth year in heaven is over, Do I miss Istanbul? For the past five years, I was firmly saying "no", but this year, I have to admit that I started to dream of spending a long part of the year in Paris and a short part of it in Istanbul, not to say longing. I keep saying I don't care about money, but do you know to what extent I would like to be "rich": Let a tenant move out of our Pink House, which is currently rented in Istanbul, let me furnish that house as it was before, let's stay in that house every time we go to Istanbul, while we are away Pink House let him wait for us. Being this rich is enough for me. Otherwise, if we were to exaggerate, my financial wealth limit is as follows: Let me have so much money that I can buy Yapı Kredi, and then buy the sculpture that Yapı Kredi owns, which is my favorite sculpture in life. Mediterranean StatueLet me buy it and put it in the garden of my house, and since I don't have anything to do with money, I will distribute all the bank's subsidiaries to my friends and enjoy the pleasure of owning the Mediterranean Statue. I don't want anything else :)

I keep saying sixth year in heaven but Is Paris just heaven? Have I never had an unhappy day? This time it happened... Towards the end of 2017, when my father had a sudden illness in Istanbul and I was about to go see him, my bag, Macbook and wallet with my residence card were stolen in a cafe I was sitting in! I endured a loss of I don't know how many thousand euros, but since my residence card was stolen, it was so uncertain whether I would be able to go to Turkey that weekend that I spent that week with stomach aches. It's okay, as I always say, Heaven is next to Paris The Other Paris There is also. What should be done in case of such theft incidents? In my article in this link You know, I wrote it. Things go away, nothing can be found... Let it come to your life instead of your future But when you are not a citizen of a European Union member country and you lose your residence card, these bureaucratic procedures are so tiring... Fortunately, things were sorted out at the last moment and I was able to go to Istanbul and see my father... But now I am unhappy in Paris. I can't say "I haven't had a single day"; because it happened 🙂

Since you have read this far, then you have the right to know another beautiful development about my life: The sixth year in heaven gave me the right to French citizenship... Yes, I am now a citizen of both the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of France. Isn't this sentence so easy to write and read? However, this is the step-by-step realization of a 7-8 year project. If you only knew how it was done, what efforts were made, what stages were passed. I guess you will have questions about this; "all I know"How to settle abroad?" I tried to explain in my article. So I went through the options I wrote in that article and reached the happy ending. In the past five years I already felt free enough, in the sixth year in heaven I am now completely free.

This is how it is... This is how the sixth year in heaven ended. Let's see if we can write about the seventh year in heaven next year; Will Paris continue to be paradise and continue to appear that way to me? Let's see what life will show. I will continue to work and travel… I don't know, maybe another door will open and I will live in another country for a while, who knows. If not, Paris is where I'll stay anyway, what else could I want? I have one foot in Istanbul... I continue to work and travel. There is also this never-ending diet issue :) Now I almost don't even eat my favorite thing, french fries. Continuing to exercise... Although we left the pilates studio we used to go to, now I do pilates regularly at home every day, I found my own decision, I listen to my own body.

In Paris, I mostly listen to myself, I like being with myself. With myself whenever I want, with my loved ones whenever I want; preferred loneliness, preferred environments of friends and family. Everything has been flowing like butter for six years. Let the next year pass like this; I don't have eyes for more...

Your interest in all of you and your support Thank you very much for.

With love, happiness, affection...

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