On Saturday, Stephan bravely volunteered to haul his two boys to the 'mall' so that he could help me buy a sim card for my phone (une puce en francais). Needless to say by the time we had to walk back to the metro a second time, he was justly punished! It was quite an adventure, like a field trip gone mad, but in the end I had my local french number so I was happy!!