^ my new love, shakespeare & company: even more staggering in person, here sits a nook that houses a typewriter (available for public use) surrounded by notes and poems and pictures from visitors, daintily illuminated by fairy lights (unfortunately not pictured)

while in every other city i have visited i have actively carved my way, driving myself to discover and dig deeper, in paris my mission is effortless. the fear of missing the interesting disappears – here there is little pressure to find gems because they are everywhere. the city is an invitation to explore new ideas and conversations: it urges you to contribute. in paris being an artist is irresistible. ★