début de la fin

i just completed my last saturday night in paris :( but it was super fun! we went salsa dancing on the Seine... it was really hot but then it started raining! somehow outdoor salsa and rain go together really well. it was like i was in a shakira music video. a nice frenchmen taught me all the moves, but i'm still no expert. 

after that we went to a club in the 2nd arrondissemont called "paris social club"... apparently it was some of the best techno music in paris.. idk what that means, just more arbitrary dance motions for me... but we had a really good time. at one point the dj made a mix with some piccolo music. there were many a neon light and the place was packed with trendy europeans. apparently ray-ban opticals have caught on here, too. 

BACK TRACK. where did i leave off before?? thursday. went to a free outdoor cuban rap concert at the jardin de belleville (belleville gardens)... they were actually pretty good! "rap" is a little bit of a stretch.. they were more reggae/reggaeton than rap, but i don't know if that translates in france. we picnicked on the grass and then got up to dance a little bit for their last set. i wanted to be best friends with the lead guy... he had dreads down to his butt and he utilized them well in his dance moves. i was very impressed. 

oyyy i'm tired.. will finish this post a little later. we have much to catch up on!