by Annalie Jiang
After living in the suburbs my entire life, transitioning to a city as grand as Paris has been completely eye-opening for me. Although it is a pretty walkable city, Paris is incredibly easy to access with my Navigo transportation pass. Seriously, I feel powerful sometimes just holding it; it literally opens doors to the extensive network of the metro, bus, and subway systems from the city center to the suburbs and airports.
I have also found out the hard way that European streets are rarely straight, and that I have a surprisingly poor sense of direction-let’s just say that exiting the metro station always turns into an adventure for me. The tiny sidewalks and elevators too, although annoying, give me a feel for the city life. And of course the architecture…
View of the city from Centre Georges Pompidou