I’m having the interesting experience of an unmediated life, and this must be what it feel likes for all those who simply don’t follow the news that much. It is like living in a different world. That is to say, because my French is not up to it, I can’t really immerse myself in the daily news here—the way I do in Australia and have done for years—and I’m limited to a few English-language outlets or the odd piece I can be bothered getting Google to translate for me.