Paris vs. New York

At first glance, Paris has more commonalities with New York than glaring differences. Maybe it was a subconscious effort to avoid culture shock and homesickness, but my fellow New Yorkers and I reached similar conclusions after our first few days in the city of lights. Both are big cities, classic melting pots of adventure and …

Day 2: My First Real Day in Paris

I woke up to the sound of a fire alarm going off.  Or at least, what I believed to be a fire alarm. It was 9:30am and I had just managed to fall back asleep on my crazy jet-lag schedule.  I reluctantly headed downstairs, still wearing my little sleep tank top and short shorts because …