I had many people tell me France would be beautiful, filled with delicious food, a proper place to cry, an education in art and history, and they were right. But no one told me just how many incredible people I could make life long connections with while I was there. Your home was beautiful @mistralette, and I have been missing Virgile’s smile and Benoit’s ample consideration, as well as those crepes of his! So glad I got to visit you after 11 years of distant friendship. Especially after you and your family made it to LA to stay at my apt while I was gone this summer. Every suggestion given was better than I could have imagined. A country filled with joyfully radical, beautiful, and intelligent people that I look forward to seeing again whenever I am lucky enough. Until then, I’ll keep doing my best to clean up our increasingly dirty corner of the world while thinking about Paris, Strasbourg, and their lovely inhabitants.