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Living in Paris is Like...

7/31/2017

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What is living in Paris like?

Living in Paris is not like vacationing in Paris.

Vacationing in Paris is like going to a concert by your favorite musician. Someone who’s a legend. Someone who’s still terrific, even though they’re older than Moses. Someone like Paul McCartney. During the concert, you just soak it up, forgetting everything else. You lose yourself in the moment. Then the concert is over, and you go back to the real world. Just like a vacation, where you abdicate your responsibilities and just enjoy yourself.

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Cranberry Beans

7/20/2017

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These beans waited for me in the produce market. Every time I shopped, they called to me. ​

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Creepy Things at a French Street Market

7/5/2017

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In Paris, somewhere between Les Puces (the Cadillac of flea markets that you see in movies) and selling-hot-stuff-from-inside-your-trench-coat, there is the the neighborhood street market.

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