888 Things to Do in Paris

42. Live an Artist’s Life (Collect Unemployment)

My homage to the beauty that is chômage.

Sep 14 • Kate Gavino

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August 2026

41. Accidentally Cyberbully Someone

Emphasis on "accidentally," okay?

Aug 29 • Kate Gavino

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April 2025

40. Go to the Unemployment Office

How do you explain the "Tumblr-era of the Internet" in French?

Apr 3, 2025 • Kate Gavino

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March 2025

39. Get a French Nanny

And by French, I mean Filipino.

Mar 14, 2025 • Kate Gavino

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38. Take a Cemetery Stroll

The city of lights and death in equal measure.

Mar 6, 2025 • Kate Gavino

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February 2025

37. Don't Be a Snitch

Snitches get... bitten.

Feb 7, 2025 • Kate Gavino

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January 2025

36. Gain Valuable Feedback from Experts in the Field

There's nothing like the pure disdain of a four year old Parisian.

Jan 24, 2025 • Kate Gavino

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35. Make Small Talk

Can we skip the small talk and just talk about the "Personal Life" section of your favorite famous person's Wiki page?

Jan 15, 2025 • Kate Gavino

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34. Find Your Meilleur Ami

French people make their true friends at crèche or maternelle and keep those friends forever. I, too, don't really fuck with you unless I saw you wet…

Jan 8, 2025 • Kate Gavino

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December 2024

33. Try to Write About the Eiffel Tower

This is my attempt to write after a four year brain fog.

Dec 11, 2024 • Kate Gavino

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October 2024

32. Get Shamed Into Fluency

"I won't retire until you pass the language test for French citizenship."

Oct 11, 2024 • Kate Gavino

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September 2024

31. Learn the Price of Assimilation (€85)

The yellow Petite Bateau raincoat, or: how not to do parenting.

Sep 27, 2024 • Kate Gavino

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