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In pursuit of discomfort

Lessons from the only girl who has ever done a Euro summer!!!

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Alex Friedman
Jul 07, 2026
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I got stuck in a Paris Metro turnstile last week. I don’t mean, like, for a half second and then it was over; I mean my entire body got wedged in with my suitcases in a way that even the most skilled contortionist could not have wriggled their way out of. As I panicked about having my own personal 127 Hours at Lamarck-Caulaincort, a kind French woman ca…

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