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How to Be a Tourist

Unrolling the map of yourself a little farther

Roblin Meeks
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readSep 26, 2022

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Tourists filling Sacré Coeur (photo by me)

Paris in the summer is hot and not really built for heat. Air-conditioning is rare, as is ice, and the only cold things we regularly experience are the looks from Parisians after confirming their suspicions that we are Americans. Still, even sweaty this city earns its reputation as beautiful and ancient yet…

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Roblin Meeks
Human Parts

Essayist, lapsed professional philosopher, associate dean of ice cream. Author of creative nonfiction about work, love, self and other stuff. Welcome, pals.