Friday, April 3, 2009

Note to self: buy new sneakers

DATELINE: 02.04.09 PARIS, FRANCE

I've taken to walking to and from school lately.  By lately I mean: this week.  I like it - I like feeling like I am getting to know Paris better.  I like discovering all the little shops, cafes, chocolateries, trendy bars, high fashion stores.  It's good.  

I know it takes me about 15 minutes to walk 1 mile.  It takes me a bit over 45 minutes to walk to school, which makes it roughly 3 miles.  This means that today alone, I walked 6 miles. When I arrived home I was beginning to feel the first tinglings of sprouting blisters on the bottom of my feet, and was surprised.  Until I did the calculations and realized - hmmm.. these shoes maybe aren't so cut out for that much walking.  

If just to school and back is in the ballpark of 6 miles, that means Erika and I must have walked easily twice that on Monday.  Tuesday I walked closer to 4.  Wednesday was just the walk *to* school, but not home.  So add 3.  Then today, 6.  So in the last 4 days I have walked roughly 25 miles if my calculations are even close to accurate.  

My little Puma's were never meant for this degree of work.  I am certain they will not last to the end of July at this rate.

Note to self: money being saved by not buying metro tickets will be used to buy new sneakers.

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