I’d waited a whole year to do this. The night I moved into my apartment last winter, I took a walk down the street to see what I could see. Shimmering like a monstrous spider web in the sky, I…
dear baylor,
It’s your birthday, did you know? 167 years ago, several men chartered you with big dreams and hopes for a place called the Republic of Texas. They didn’t know about me or family and the role we’d all play together,…
he’s real! a street surprise
Fellow Harry Potter Book I fans, don’t let me down. Tell me you know the significance of this: He’s real! Cutting off of Rue de Rivoli last week to escape the crowd, I ran right into Rue Nicolas Flamel. Since…
sweet spot
Riddle me this: Where in the (Parisian) world can you see in one shot the Louvre Pyramids, Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais, Place de la Concorde ferris wheel, Arc de Triomphe and La Defense business district? I discovered this spot last week while…
a day of little happy somethings
24, I’ve decided, is an odd age. When I was a kid, I fully expected to be married and settled down at this age…never did I ever expect to be living on my own in Paris, France. By the grace…
confetti
A parade? Leftovers from New Years? Decoration painstakingly worn into the ground? Celebration in the form of hundreds of rainbow dots covered the ground all around Montmartre on Sunday. They brightened up the street with every turn we made.