Footnotes from the Dancefloor #7

Welcome to the series where I share memorable moments from late nights on the dance floor that are too good to forget.

Less of a story this time and more of a list of conversations that occurred throughout the night that I still feel very strongly about:

1. I’m tired of paying 20 euros for tacos in Paris. I’ve already given up finding ripe avocados at the store, but this is too much.

2. I miss the privacy of my car to scream.

I’ve been coping by humming or singing in public with my headphones in (my tiny shield). Sometimes there’s not even music playing. But the humming calms me down. Making noise on the dancefloor also helps, but its not the same. Sometimes a girl’s gotta scream.

1. French people love to argue but they don’t call it arguing. It’s just their way of talking.

I learned this through being married to one of them and witnessing conversations but mostly from a conversation with the Frenchman’s mom. I was trying to explain how I got in a fight with a friend my first time in Paris. Only I didn’t want to say “fight” because it sounded violent so I searched for the French word for “argument”. (It’s the same word, but in a French accent.) When I showed the word to her, all she said was something like, what’s wrong with that? That’s not a problem.

I rest my case. And yes, it can be frustrating.

On a happier note,

4. I finally found someone in Paris to chat about the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and we both can’t stand Whitney. I also think I convinced her to catch up on 90 Day Fiancé.

Speaking of Mormons,

5. A friend told me he infiltrated the Mormon church while visiting Boston for work and of course I had to ask him about soaking. Then he one-upped me and told me that the Mormons told him about masturbating in women’s armpits as a way to stay abstinent. I went home after that.

But before that, there was a conversation I never get tired of,

6. I got to explain how I ended up in Paris because I quit my job to travel and then met the Frenchman. People get so giddy about it, it excites me too. At the time, it felt crazy because I had no plan, but now I know it was the way things were meant to go.

Following my heart instead of what I was expected to do in my corporate career path was 1000% the right decision, and now I love sharing about the things I learned along the way so more people can feel empowered to solo travel.

My new book series will be about how to take party drugs responsibly based on listening to what your body needs and how to feel comfortable if you want to stay sober.

But until then, check out the party where I had some of¹ these conversations in my latest YouTube Clubvestigation.

Til next time,

Enjoy this video of a stranger on the dancefloor with intense flashing lights. I love it. I’m obsessed. I even spoke to her in French after so I could send it to her.

Bree <3

1. I went to two bars that night