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The Ocean that was The Louvre

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 I was walking with Kristin. We were walking faithfully behind the rest of our group (Denae, Emily, McKenna, and Dillon) when we stopped to look at Venus de Milo . I had seen replicas of this sculpture, but never the real thing. She was stunning. I had to get a picture. So Kristin and I walked a little closer to get a few shots. Being the perfectionist that I am, I wanted a better one, so I moved around to her other side to get a better angle. After getting in the perfect position and stretching and navigating over people’s heads, I finally captured a shot that I thought justified the amazing sculpture. Then I proceeded to turn around only to find that Kristin was nowhere to be seen. “Oh, boy.” *Looked around nonchalantly* “Hmm…” *Walked around casually* “Ehh…” I stayed calm, but in the back of my mind I was starting to panic. No international cell service. No wifi. No Kristin. No Denae. No Emily. No McKenna. No Dillon. Living in a generation dependant u...

The Homeless and Street Performers

(From 8-30-14) Today we went into city centre. I'll spare you all the boring details of the day and just skip to the part I actually care to remember. Denae had bought a pizza and had 3 pieces left. She was being chased by bees because of it, so she gave me her leftovers. I opened it up and got a piece out to eat as we walked toward city centre.  Not long after I had started eating, I saw a man and he asked us for spare change. Without really even thinking, I said, "Do you want some pizza?"to which his reply was, "Sure, I'll have a little bit." So I gave him the box, a simple gesture on my part. The pizza wasn't even mine to begin with. It was given to me and if I wouldn't have eaten it, it would have been thrown in the litter (that's what they call trash here). We continued along and Denae and Kristin were complimenting me saying, "Wow, you're such a good person." I replied in a joking manner saying, "Jesus died for me. I ...