Alaina Garibal is not an American in Paris, but rather an American in Figeac which is about two-thirds of the way down a straight line south of Paris to Toulouse. She's been there for 18 years during which time her French has improved from non-existent to affecting her English! Alaina was studying mechanical engineering at California State University in Sacramento, when she met a young Frenchman, who was also studying engineering…