The Joys of Adulting in Paris
Full Moon in Paris (1984) dir. Eric Rohmer
by Elena Chen
With Millennials as recently established seasoned adults, we can now make room for Gen Z’s to transition into this delightful next phase of life. Wrought with political uncertainty, a climate change crisis, pending AI takeover and ever-increasing living costs, adulting has really become synonymous with saying farewell to childlike nonchalance and effortlessness. I can’t deny the many difficulties in the quest to being a responsible adult in 2025 but I can speak to the many surprisingly pleasant realizations that make up the joys of my adult life. Although I hope we all fight to guard vehemently a corner within us reserved as responsibility-free, I want to offer some of the joys that come with a 9-5, (mostly) corporate job in a stable, long-term relationship paying rent and taxes.
