Sunday, September 20, 2009

Guests

Truth is, moving overseas can get lonely. Certain countries are better than others at keeping one distracted. However, regardless of where you are, chances are you left your friends and family.

That is where it is nice to have guests.

One advantage of Paris is that, well, it is Paris. There is a lot of stuff to see, do, and eat here. This is probably why France has the most tourist arrivals of any nation.

Thus, if you have friends or family, they have a reason to visit you.

It is much nicer to see Paris with other people. When you live here, you can go see everything you want right away, but why? You live here, you can do that anytime. Months and years later, you forget what you have not yet done. When you have guests, their time is limited. Sure, there are staples that you like to show them, but a lot of times, they have scoped out some things that are truly interesting. Chances are you might not even know that these things existed or forgot about them.

Thus, it is nice to get the perspective that guests bring.

So here is to you, guest. You are welcome anytime.

Just don’t use up all of the hot water.

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