a week in my life in paris | parisian dinners, dates & sight-seeing

Auto-captioned from the film, lightly cleaned. Elena's words, not edited prose.

I would enjo hi it's been a second since I put out a vlog cuz I have been up to quite a bit which I'm excited to Loop you in on I just finished the hardest challenge of my probably entire life which if you follow me on Instagram you've already seen but first things first it's the evening the weather is delightful outside so I think we need to go enjoy a sunset embis let's go let's go enjoy a sunset together first it doesn't actually take very much to make the deepest part of us incredibly happy just to be here just to appreciate to appreciate being here to feel that you're alive be in touch with your heart that's it that's it it takes mindfulness to come to a human life and then above that it takes mindfulness and virtue to come to a fortunate human life the invitation is not to show how inventive and imaginative you are but how much you can notice what you're already part of and appreciate it and share it and care about those that are around look out for their welfare while you're looking out for your own that's it good morning cheers I've been traveling the last couple weeks so it feels really nice to be back in paril I was just in Greece in Copenhagen and then Tanzania where if you haven't already seen I hiked Mount kilara I still can't believe I'm even saying that it's the tallest mountain in Africa it's the tallest freestanding mountain in the world and I HED it I summited it in like 15° fah with like blasting 50 m power wins but I can't believe I did that still if you follow me on Instagram I posted kind of like daily real Vlogs but I'm going to make a YouTube video about it and I'm really proud of myself for doing it and like the crazy person I am I signed up to run a not a fully a half marathon just a little bit less which is this run here in Paris from Paris to Versailles in like 3 weeks and I haven't run in so long but I need to work on training to get my actual running endurance and cardio backup so I'm going finish this coffee we got to go to run let's get ready to run Umble I almost find it funny that I keep signing myself up for these things because I have such imposter syndrome when it comes to being athletic because it was never athletic growing up I did sports but honestly I kind of sucked at them I hated team sports growing up I'd much rather compete against just myself than anybody else kind of been this interesting experience the older I get and as I get further into my 20s how there's this like pull to keep pushing myself physically and turn mentally I saw some Tik Tok that was like dating was easier 2024 who's going to sign up to run all the half marathons and if you kick all of the single girls in their 20s out of this country who's going to sign up for all the half marathons oh no that's guilty is charged but I also think as an adult when you don't have the traditional goal markers of like when you did in school I usually work towards some test towards some project or there's not this one like specific like career Pinnacle that you're like really striving towards I found it really powerful in the last like 2 years to try to kind of work towards these like like different physical based challenges because it's purely for me and to trust myself and to test myself and to be more disciplined with myself and each time I finish I'm like I'm so proud of myself like I did that for me and for my body and for my health even been signing up for this next race I was like you know when I finish Killy I want to have another goal to work towards because it helps just create routine and structure and a sense of purpose helps keep the mind busy if you're anything like me sometimes it just too much up there and you need uh to go f that's what we're going to do let's go when there no better words to betray my being a worthless wel away she Wednesday I need a little sun protection because I'm super excited I'm doing which is something for a while it's kind of CH some the stuff in Europe slash more to deal with some the acting scars I have so let's go pull me in and P me off to me down made it I have no idea if you're allowed to actually bike around the AR room but I just got a little lost and I just did and it was with experience there still off by the wood sent to can't lie walking past eiel tower on your way home that I love this and El will I feel like when you're living alone especially in a place where you don't have like the Same Love connection is maybe a city I've lived in for years I really have to go out of my way to make sure I socialize because I spend all day alone otherwise hit up my friend mat and we are going to try a new restaurant out in Moon M my desire to cook in Paris is always so low because there's so much amazing food here and it's definitely not cheap but it's also not as expensive as New York so I can have like a nice meal out or take out for just generally like a bit cheaper than what I'm used to in New York and because of course I know my Visa is not for forever ever I would enjoy so many of the different like French restaurants I think the French food SE here is so good so about to go on a little Sunset stroll and go me for dinner which I think will be really nice sham thisly entering the world with freshly micro needled skin it's a ATT my lips bleeded scen bear from the by I've been left wrong dry good night H I've been waiting all of my when it's sunny not often it's so it f where's it been all this I'm on a bit of a mission to find all the best parks with d because I don't go rib go as much which is like the different bank so they have like the upper bank and the lower bank and I had no idea there's this stunning park behind sakur we have this insane view of the church that I didn't know existed and there's like no tourists here versus the 1,000 tourists below the church and it's just like so magical trying to make use of Paris whenever the weather is good and just go for a little like walks in between working brought some little snacks for myself which if you know you know I'm very excited about this I brought CHS I have the original flavor and their jalapeno papor I'm obsessed cuz this is one of my favorite snacks if you know Chomps you know what I'm talking about I like this is like a cult favorite just like the easiest snack on the go I also brought some like plums with me and a little cant and just going to have like a cute little picnic moment and I feel like one of the biggest things that's changed health and working out for me this year is paying attention to protein and it can be so hard getting in the amount of protein you'd eat each day which is generally like your weight in grams give or take and so I love these because it's have 10 grams of protein and only 100 calories so I know I'm getting like a really good snack in with also really great protein honestly can't believe they're sponsoring these video because I have organically eaten and love CHS for so long this is really cool family-owned small business let me know in the comments if you try choms and what your favorite flavor is I feel like my friends that like Chomps don't just like it they adore Chomps it's one of those types of snacks and of course everything will be linked down in the description below if you want to try it and have it as your protein Rich zero sugar snack hello how we doing been working at home and now going for a little lunch break some of my favorite internet friends so go I'm going to get you guys now hi it too I need another shot that's milk that's literally it's like coffee flavored milk let's get get a little ready for a cute evening I've been trying up these typology products this is the uh tinted serum and I like it cuz has vitamin C and aloe vera this feels so nice on my skin like my skin is so sensitive these days that I only use when I use products with really good ingredients and so I love typology I also think this is like my favorite time of year to be in Paris while the weather's still really good the prian are slowly kind of coming back the Olympics are kind of dying down and chilling out which honestly I actually loved being in Paris during the Olympics I feel like so many people were like it's the time to leave like get out of Paris but it was nice it was quiet I went to a few events which was super super cool to see like such like unique experience it's also crazy like I've already been here for five six months I don't know where the hell the time goes my Visa is actually up in like November because I applied for my Visa last fall because I wasn't sure if I was going to get it and then I did get it and then I had to like wait for my lease to end and move out and find a place here Etc so it's like such a process to actually get my booty on over to Paris just really loved being here so far I have no idea what 2025 holds in a dream world I'd live I think 50% of the time in New York and 50% of the time in Paris cuz I love both cities and there's parts of New York I like really miss but it's been really interesting kind of just like exploring and experiencing the differences of living in of like Parisian culture versus New York culture which if you're interested I think would be a really fascinating video to kind of like very closely compare the two like living in New York versus living in Paris I feel like I'm slowly building a little bit more of a sense of community here and it's definitely a slow process the prions are a little bit more closed off but I've met some real gems like some of the people I'm going to see for drinks in a little bit here like they're just so sweet and so cool it is a bit strange I feel like for anyone who's moved abroad or maybe kind of lives between two places you know wanting to grow roots and like building a strong sense of like community and routine can just be a bit tricky when you're like pulled between two or three places so I'm trying to kind of explore that balance I think what I really realized too this year is I thought I'd feel really untethered not having like my own lease and my own apartment with my own decor and all my little Trinkets and bits and Bobs and all the things I've really loved subletting and kind of being leases like I don't think I want to lease for like a significant amount of time i' rather invest my time and finances into like being a little bit more flexible which I feel like is more of an option for people these days with like work remote culture but Paris is so dreamy right now um I'm going to get a little bit more work done and then I have a date I honestly should be good at First Dates by now but they freak me out but they still make me nervous like I don't want to but I should you know like I'm not going to meet somebody just by sitting in my apartment can't they just knock on my door like why do I have to put them to work just trying to remind myself that I'm only Young and single in my 20s in Paris once so got to put myself out there is this a good first date outfit I never know what to wear in a first date I should probably have like a go-to first date uniform at this point so that I have something I don't have to think about each time but this is what we're going with I got ready in like 20 minutes and it's fun as I'm actually going to meet some friends for a little drink at pristine before which is a super cute little French restaurant that I really enjoy then I have a good escape plan if um I'm not having a good time of the day and be like I have to go meet back up with my friends hi I'm nice to meet you yes T hello look stunning I know we cheers our Empty Glass is that bad luck it's bad luck uh water's also bad luck no it's Monday cheers do you want water yeah it's like you just like look at the person Che no no glass tou cute like look I have friends and Par I have friends hi I not Vlog better Vlog ever and you know girl that I like one time I was on YouTube and I saw you and I was like what she's a YouTuber