Mariana Romani

First, Paris is known as “The City of Light” for it’s early adoption of gas lamp street lights. This week I saw a different kind of light radiate the sky. In the face of unspeakable atrocities, the city of Paris, and our community, rose up with resilience and optimism. When each of you stood up, a light of warmth switched on, and the city got a little bit smaller. Th…

I looked in the bathroom to find a good hiding place in case anything like that happened again. I found a small broom closet that could hold a few people if necessary, and made a mental note to bring people there if anything happened again.