Taxi

Hello my beloved friends,

I have to share with you one of the best taxi rides I have ever had in my entire life. If I hadn't left my friends at that exact moment and if that taxi had not stopped just in front of me, I would not have been gifted with such a peaceful and generous ride. It was just conversation - simple, giving and honest. He asked me about my night. That's how it started. I told him it was wonderful, but the best part was the lights on the trees on the Champs-Elysees. Christmas is near. But in fact, he countered that it is still a long ways away. I agreed, but I pointed out that unlike the United States, where I'm from, there are other holidays that postpone the celebration of Christmas too early. And so we got to talking about family, where we come from, what I'm doing here in Paris...it will stay with me forever. And I got un petit bisous out of it. Charming, so charming a man. I will carry those fifteen minutes in my heart forever.