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Lot of strange things are happening in the world right now. I'm seeing things
I never thought I would see really things have happened much much faster than any of us would have ever predicted
it's not simply an outbreak that we're seeing but a fundamental change in the trajectory of many of our lives and how we live and
interact for the foreseeable future
And I'm stuck alone. And what I believe is the most beautiful city in the world
This is that story
Okay, so here's the situation I've been in this country for
21 days now, so three weeks and it's looking like
We're gonna go into a flan lockdown. That's what all the rumors have been
All day today, everybody's been texting me social media is out of control
But basically in one minute the president is going to give an announcement on what happens now
So this is crazy
And I don't know how I'm supposed to feel right now
DCD don't also say Uncle Mo. You didn't know me
Kazuo mwah
No deeply small so Kai for technology. So I just watched the entire
announcement
I'm watching now the political I suppose commentary that's happening afterwards and even they can't even agree on what?
What's what the rules are now what's going on?
So I think there's a lot still to be determined and figured out there seems to be a lot of exceptions
so I
Don't even know what's going on. We're living a moment in history right now, and I don't even understand what's going on
It's 11:02 right now, so in less than an hour everybody's gonna have to be inside unless you have permission
So a lot of people outside right now scrambling getting last-minute things done. There's this weird vibe, so I guess we'll see what happens
Okay, so here's a little update on what's going on I've been
Here in my if this isn't even my apartment. This is an air B&B basically doing my very best to respect
What the government is requesting?
and so
Today's a big day for a variety of reasons
I need to give a little context because this is an air B&B and not a long-term solution
I
Was looking for an apartment because I only just arrived here in the last few weeks and fortunately I found something before everything started to
Get very very complicated
However in the last week, it's become more and more difficult
Coordinating with the people that live in the apartment that I'm going to move into
The situation is basically that they are headed to Germany where they have another apartment
And where they were going to be spending the next six months, of course with borders closing and everything going on right now
It suddenly got way more complicated
They weren't even sure if they were gonna be able to make it into the country. A lot of flights have been canceled
It's been it's been bonkers. They have a flight booked for Friday and
Today we are going to meet up at a secret location in the city. They're gonna give me the keys and
I'm going to
Wait until they successfully make it to their apartment in Berlin in a couple days from now and at that point I can then move
To my new apartment before we came up with this plan. We have the idea of
Waiting for them to basically arrive and then mail their keys from Germany to here
That's crazy since we're already in the same city right now
but it seemed like that might have been the only possibility when confinement began because
We weren't sure how strict the government was going to be right now as things stand
They're okay with a few specific exceptions
Like if you're going out to exercise you have to fill out a document that works is kind of like your Hall Pass
Almost so you'll be able to go out. I mean, so that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm gonna go on a run
That's why I'm dressed this way. It's unbelievable to me how quickly things have evolved over the last
Days and weeks for a while. I felt like the situation was changing every few hours, honestly
Oh my god. I just hand copied over
What I need to carry with me. This is going to be my Hall Pass
The reason I'm doing this is because there's an actual document that is available online
But you need to print it off and I don't have a printer. It's essentially stating that I'm going to be doing exercise
That's one of the accepted exceptions not gonna lie. I feel funny even just going outside right now
it was only once I stepped outside that I realized that I was going to be witnessing in Paris that few people will ever get
A chance to see this is absurd
Like what the hell look at this
Obviously everybody wants things to go back to normal as fast as humanly possible, but I will say I'm enjoying the quiet
There are no tourists here and many Parisians fled the city when people began realizing that a quarantine was actually going to happen
It's difficult to describe things. It doesn't feel apocalyptic or anything. Like let's just be real here. This is an iamb legend or castaway
I mean there are still people out on the streets
It's just like 15 to 20 percent of what it usually is and there are even less cars driving
If anything it feels like going online and practically no one else is on the server
Hey if we're in a simulation, maybe that's exactly what's going on all the stores and shops are closed
For those of you concerned about me being outside all these shots were captured with my phone while on runs around the city
I'm doing my best to be responsible here avoiding all people and not touching anything
As of right now the government still allows exercise outside has one of the only reasons to go out and I consider it an absolute
pillar of my mental health
It really is something that has kept me from falling into depression in the past
That being said I'm getting increasingly stopped by the police and something tells me that this may soon no longer be possible
Which worries me a little bit even if I understand why they're doing it never again
Will I take my physical freedoms for granted? It clearly doesn't take that much for that privilege to disappear
It is absolutely bizarre to witness the quiet and calm at such iconic spots
I'm gonna check out the
top of
Hone up to see how things look like up there Wow
There's like nobody's yours
There are moments when I feel like this is a strange dream where I'm starring in a poorly planned film
That's a cross between contagion stranger than fiction and two alone in Paris. Okay?
This doesn't actually have anything to do with stranger than fiction and I just threw that in there because I saw when I was 10
And loved it, but I can't act for shit. So whoever is running the casting of this goddamn dream should get fired immediately
It's strange to think that we're all in this together for once
An old woman in my building said this was worse than the war and I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to respectfully disagree
There's a hell of a lot of solidarity going around right now
We're on the same team and we all have a common enemy at a p.m. Every night
Everyone goes out to their balconies and their windows to clap to the health workers and it's a beautiful thing
I feel lucky to be a part of so I hate to be the eternal optimist here
But there are good things happening right now as for the keys. Well Wow God
The people that were living in my future apartment successfully made it to Germany
which means there weren't any problems and it also means that I can pack and
Move there and stop moving around which I think would be good, especially considering everything going on right now
It's stressful being outside right now because I do not want to be dealing with the police. They
Stopped me three times yesterday when I went on my run
So I have all my stuff right here, and I'm literally just waiting for the uber to arrive
And I just want to get there
while making my way to my new apartment in the uber with all of my stuff I was struck by how quickly the world and
our lives can change
I think there are times when we start to think we're invincible because we think we're somehow separate from the rest of nature
So I guess we were overdue for a little reality check
Maybe it's time to slow down and course-correct. These are going to be very difficult for a while
That's pretty much certain, but I believe we can work together and make it through these confusing times
This is a test on humanity. We test on our patients on our adaptability and our kindness and understanding to others
For my part to everyone asking me if I'd be going home to the US the answer is no
France is my new home and I'm here to stay. This is where I belong right now
It's going to take a lot more than this to make me leave in French cheats
Even if all of our lives have been flipped upside down for a while.