Originally, I was against this whole travel blog thing. It's so over-done now. Everyone has one. Old news. Besides, does anyone really care that much about my eclectic collection of Parisian adventures? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, I was swayed to immortalize my experiences on the Internet by all the weird things I saw/heard/smelled in my first 10 days living in the city. What follows is a collection of my observances. 1) The Open Mic Phenomenon Upon arriving in Paris, I met up with a friend-of-a-friend, Riyad. He invited me to an open-mic night at Café Oz. Sure, why not? Expecting some poorly executed stand-up, but counting on beer to improve my experience, I invited Michael, and set off on my first night out since arriving in the city. As I entered the bar, I noticed
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