HISP in Paris 2019

I’m going to give it to y’all straight- I’ve had a lot of personal stuff happening this week and I’ve been less than motivated to post because of it. Paris is lovely and I have adored my time here, but I am ready to go home. The city of lights is really magical, and I … Continue reading Closing Rant →

((It’s ya girl, back again with another philosophy-themed post that absolutely no one asked for)) Paris has long been considered one of the intellectual and artistic centers of the western world. The city has been home to numerous artists, visionaries, and writers throughout her long life, and the reason for this is clear; Paris is … Continue reading “Her act was her very own” →

I’m not actually going to count them because there are too many. Bercy is my absolute favorite place I’ve been on this trip, and that’s saying something. To clarify, I’ve had high hopes for Bercy since I saw it on the schedule. I vaguely knew about the area because I’m crazy obsessed with the Passerelle … Continue reading How do I love Bercy? Let me count the ways- →

I’ll tell y’all right now, Friday kicked my ass. Let’s talk about it. Picture this: a disgruntled Marxist preservation student has just finished walking through the obscenely extravagant and terribly maze-like Louvre. She makes her inescapable contribution to the capitalist overlords at the gift shop, and then she works her way to the bathrooms before … Continue reading “L’Étrangere” or “The Sun Also Sets” or something to that effect →

(Sorry Smith) So this is a topic I have been thinking about a lot lately over the past week. As we work our way through the history of Paris and the ways that it changed and grew over time, one thing has become abundantly clear- the preserved historic structures of Paris are predominantly structures celebrating … Continue reading eat the rich (but in philosophical terms) →

10. cool street. however, no cats at all. false advertising. depressing and disappointing 9. very impressive, very pretty. unnecessarily tall. Humans are not supposed to be that high up, the sky is the realm of sky rats and if we anger the sky rats they will reign down destruction, plagues, and poop. dangerously ambitious. 8. … Continue reading Stuff in Paris- Ranked →

This is a sort of follow up to my previous post on relics and the Catholic Church. To recap, relics are most often body parts of saints believed to have miraculous power; many churches and cathedrals acquire(d) them as symbols of religious strength. Places of worship were often founded over the tombs and resting places … Continue reading Bodies and Bits →