Read about my adventures taking on Paris in this Paris Diaries series with an “Oops I…” theme of happy accidents.
My Parisian chronicles…
Have you ever dreamed of leaving everything you know? Maybe going to a small village on the Italian coast and buying a goat? Running away to a small island to live uninhibited and wild? Pouring your life savings into a bungalow ? Disappearing into the faceless crowds of New York City? Well that’s what I did… kind of. Not a whim but a persistent dream brought me to Paris on my 21st birthday and I’m not planning on leaving anytime soon. Scroll below to stay updated on my adventures as I navigate a Parisian adulthood.
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Oops… I forgot to text back
Oops.. I forgot to text back. Did you miss me? I’m sorry, I’ve been running from work to dinners to shows to sushi to coffee to pilates to… I know, I’ve been running too fast. Let’s catch up, how are you? Good, I hope. In high school, my classmates knew I was unreliable at best…
Oops I… Came home for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving I smirked as I posted a work selfie on my Instagram story captioned, “Crazy day, no one talk to me”. I clicked post as my plane took off. Since January, I’ve had a nagging daydream of me bursting through the door of my aunt’s house for Thanksgiving and being met with tears and screams…
Oops I… Jumped into 24
Jumped into 24 The sky glowed in a lavender, blue-green haze as my feet traced the movement of the current beneath me. I floated, arms tangled in a mangle of limbs supported by an assortment of neon floaties. My cheeks flushed as voices roared in song around me…. “Happy Birthday dear Damaris..”. I had been…
Oops I… Escaped to Lisbon
Seeing my family name scattered around Lisbon streets, the smell of bacalao wafting through the air, and the colorful tiles sprinkled throughout the city: Lisbon was like a hug from your favorite cousin. I sat in the bus, listening to the chatter of tourists and watching the mountains and the castles passing by. I had…
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