I have friends scattered across the world, from completely and utterly disparate walks of life. most of us do. it’s in our nature to chat up other people, reveal something about ourselves, keep a secret, rag on a shared hated … Continue reading how to build a community wherever you go
I love museums. Always have. My favorite field trips as a kid were when we got to spend all day marveling at things and learing, otherwise known as visiting museums. As an adult, part of the reason I loved living … Continue reading the completely non-definitive guide to paris museums (louvre optional)
It “only” took 10 weeks for me to get sick of the overgrown-bushy-unkempt eyebrow look I’ve unsuccessfully tried to to turn into a thing here in Paris, out of, mainly, sheer laziness and lack of interest. I took an hour-and-a-half trip (each way) on the rer/metro today to have the extra hair whacked off with threads. I feel weirdly naked. But, when I look in the mirror, I feel more like myself than I have in weeks. Being abroad has left me strangely vacant and more than a little off-kilter, in ways that I can’t fully articulate. (In some ways … Continue reading I don’t even know who I am out here…but maybe that’s a good thing
maybe it’s my Libran love of all things classical and beautiful, but I can never turn down a good photo opp with a statue. Paris, luckily, has statues at every turn. most of these photos are from the Latin Quarter/Saint-Michel/Notre Dame area. Continue reading more photos: I love statues
so, everyone keeps asking me if I speak French. before I left for Paris, the biggest question was, “do you speak French?” the answer is simple and complicated. no, I don’t speak French. yes, I studied French and I know a decent amount of French. the thing is, French is incomprehensible if your accent is off. like, in English, someone can say “what is your name” and even if they have an accent, a deep, deep accent from some place that does not speak English, you will probably know what they’re saying. French is not that way. it’s not as … Continue reading how my iPhone is saving my life in paris
some pics from my five days in paris. there’s maisons-laffitte, the suburb where I’m staying, and some pics around the louvre museum and random streets in paris. oh, and a castle. a legit castle that may or may not have inspired the author of beauty and the beast, who grew up in maisons-laffitte. Continue reading paris, so far, in pictures
