Forgotten Emily in ParisIt is time for Julia in Paris, where a New Yorker celebrated the start of her thirties by reserving a single trip to the city of love.
Certainly obtaining divorce at the age of 35 was not what the screenwriter Julia York imagined herself, but this has become her reality in 2024. Since then, she had to make some difficult decisions, such as renting an apartment alone and freezing its eggs. Seeing this refused as a setback, it adopts the challenge of starting again.
To celebrate this new chapter of her life, the millennium booked a four -day trip to Paris in December, to end the year at a higher level. She said Newsweek Paris has been the place where she got married and has not since returned. Therefore, this ideal opportunity was “restored” for itself.
“Last year, the holidays seemed completely different for me, since my unexpected divorce. I knew that staying in New York, while many of my friends had left, would make me feel isolated, so I decided to take a single trip, Eurix said.
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It flew on December 26, ready for four glorious days of French food and wine, as well as shopping in Le Grand Epicerie and Galeries Lafayette and took it in historical scenes including Notre Dame. She liked to wander all over the city and find hidden gemstones spread around it.
Traveling alone She was never on her agenda before, but returning to Paris after her divorce felt a “very complete circle” for Yorks. I spent a great time taking everything in it and possessing it.Eating love prayer ” A moment.
“My favorite thing in Paris (or in any city) is just choosing an area and breaking it. That’s what I did. I liked eating alone, as it was like taking myself at a date for every meal,” said Eurx.
She said: “Traveling alone makes you more open to raising conversations with strangers, and everyone I met very beautiful and he always had a great recommendation to the place I should go after.”
Although it was an unforgettable journey, this does not mean that there were no negatives either. Eurix explained that she was “moments of unity” sometimes, but she remembered where she was, the opportunities that were opened in front of her, and that she had strength.
For a long time, Eurix felt as if life had just happened to her and had to let her wash. but Finally, in ParisShe realized that she “has the ability to make life happen” how she wants it.
“The last time I was in Paris was for my wedding, so it was definitely a more emotional experience than I expected,” I told Newsweek. “But I was really supposed to realize that I should not wait until the perfect time to plan a trip or a trips base around others. I can only go myself.”
Online response
Yorks documents this new era on social media (@juliayorks Tikhak), Because it often involves visions about what I have learned since then Starting more than 35. She even documented her individual journey with daily videos separating once in a lifetime.
Social media users were unable to get enough European adventure in Yorks, as the video collected on the first day more than 53300 views, and the second day they got 14,700 views on Tiktok at the time of writing this report.
By sharing these experiences, Yorks hopes to encourage others who may find themselves in a similar situation and show that they are just the beginning. “The reaction was incredibly supportive, and it is useful to inspire others who began to reserve their own individual trips,” York said.
Of the hundreds of comments on Tiktok, many Yorks praised because of its sincerity and positivity.
A Tiktok user wrote: “I am very inspired by that! Starting from myself and I need something like this. Thank you!”
Another person answered: “Your weakness and your sincerity are inspiring. I am heading to Paris in March to make a very similar trip. Individual trips are the best thing.”
A third comment says: “I love to follow this adventure with you. I have to feel very empowering!”
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