May 26th, 2011 Part1　@ Paris
While Sarah Vaughan sang “April in Paris,” I got to here in May, which shouldn’t be so bad. The meeting point is Opera Bastille in the twelfth district of Paris. I was able to meet with Caroline who was one of the editors and writers of the street magazine Macadam.
This street magazine is made by an editor-in-chief, François and Caroline. Yes, just two of them! And 10,000 copies are sold by 15 vendors in Paris monthly. Most of the covers are celebrities, such as Carla Bruni and Eric Cantona.
Interviewer of the Cantona’s was Caroline. “Since being big fan of him, I was so tensed during the interview…,” Caroline revealed. “I asked ‘What’s the relationship with fans?’ to him and his response was like ‘Femme?’” she laughed.
Both of François and Caroline have other jobs and they are just volunteering for Macadam. Macadam doesn’t have their own office and distribution points are the ones of other NPOs.
However, Caroline doesn’t seem to worry about its future that much and seems enjoying Macadam. I got to like this relaxing Parisienne.