The Global Opportunist[s]: Paris In Glances [because it’s just too big to touch]

Global Opportunity: A Definition

The title and contents of this blog were largely inspired by an exhibition at the Biennale di Venezia. The theme was architecture and the purpose was to discuss who architects would be designing for in the future.

The [global opportunist] was defined as the following:

WORKS on remaining a student for as long as possible

LIVES where his studies take him

CELEBRATES freedom

BELIEVES one day he will settle down. Maybe.

As this seemed like a fairly adequate description of my life at the moment, I took it on as a project to document [global opportunity] in all its forms and hopefully say a thing or two about people, places and life for a new generation in a world of opportunity.

Since obviously I can't presume to speak for everyone, this is meant to be an open forum for discussion, hence the plural [opportunists]. If you are interested in posting your experiences and consider yourself a [global opportunist] as well, give me some time and I'll figure out how to make Blogger do this for all of us.

In the mean time, if you have a story, experience or observation that you wish to share in WHATEVER language, please write to me at:

matthew.arancio@gmail.com

and I will be sure to post it.

Paris is monumental. It’s esthetically pleasing. It’s sidewalks are wide and unencumbered by cars (like some other cities). Parisians themselves are beautiful people that are for the most part well-dressed and who ultimately enjoy an appreciable standard of living [at least in the impossibly expensive center of the city].

Paris is without a doubt the City of Light.

This all being said, it’s easy to get lost in photos of grand monuments that finer details of urban life in such a dynamic city go seemingly unnoticed. Residential street scenes, architectural detail, wide open and constantly changing skies, Paris is a stimulating experience for all the senses. The crunchy of the crust of a fresh baguette, the rhythm of French spoken the streets, the texture of cobblestones and the gently varying topography, the uniformly white façades of it's residential buildings that absorb the incredible variations of lighting and of course the pungent aroma of cheese.

I will post some obligatory shots of the Eiffel Tower, but this trip I found a lot more to look at.