A young white woman with brown hair in ski gear and a bright green tutu stands and smiles in front of a snowy mountain view.

Saying Goodbye to My Twenties

I started my twenties at the airport in Columbus, Ohio — not ideal, but given my destination (Paris), an acceptable birthday location. “Happy birthday,” the desk agent told me, smiling slightly as she examined my documents for checking my two gigantic suitcases to Charles de Gaulle, the contents of which would hopefully sustain me for …