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• How to Break up

  

  Joey broke up with me at lunchtime. We were in 6th grade, friends since pre-school, and had been dating for almost a year. A few months earlier, I'd lost... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 DATING, LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lunch in Copenhagen

  

  My apologies these posts have been all over the place lately; that's where my heads at, too. I wish I could help it. And I still need more time to mull over... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How I Felt

  I recently downloaded Season 2 of Girls. This has been a long time coming. When I moved home before Paris and watched the first season marathon-style on my... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Sweden's Third City

  

  I had a good feeling about Malmö, the Swedish city that sounds so “Scandi” (according to friends like Anna) yet hadn’t existed to me before I stumbled across th... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Welcome to Malmö

  

  My plane touched down in Copenhagen Airport at 11:21pm. I rushed towards the train and, somehow, successfully bought tickets, read the timetable, and ended up o... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• La Vérité

  

  Paris and I have spent most of the summer fighting; not in the dramatic blowout kind of way, but rather in passive aggressive tiffs. I was so eager to return... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• His Belated Surprise

  

  My beau will turn 26 on Monday, and I love birthdays. So you can imagine my disappointment with his "nothing" response when, a month ago, I asked him what he... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Chez Gladines

  

  I'm fascinated by the Basque region. Mostly because it's at the intersection of French and Spanish culture, and having studied both languages, I think it'd be... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How to Be Less Perfect

  

  Do you want to know something kind of embarrassing? Ren (from Even Stevens) used to be my role model. Ignoring the fact that she's not a real person, I was so i... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Weekend En Français

  

  C’est le week-end. I don’t know if I’ll ever get over how often modern English words are French-ified. A few more examples : start-up, Facebook, marketing. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• the Friendliest and Unfriendliest

  

  The other day, I stumbled upon a CN Traveler slideshow of the "friendliest" and "unfriendliest" cities in the world. To me, it's *BS. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Expat Reflections

  

  When I picked him up from LaGuardia Airport on the morning of June 21st, I was excited. It would be his first time in New York, and I got to be the one to show... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Homemade, Finally

  

  Since I moved into my new apartment, I've been getting a lot of requests for pictures. I'm sorry to say I have yet to take any. Although I'm certainly settled a... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 DIARIES, FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Yoga En Plein Air

  

  I feel... so gosh darn good. This morning, I awoke at 8:30am. Forty-five minutes later, I left my apartment and entered the calm, quiet streets of Paris on a... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Five-euro Mojitos

  

  It's been an adjustment getting used to an office environment again. And working 9:30am to 6:30-7pm. And trying to understand French for nine hours. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Jeanne a.

  

  It’s August in Paris! I’ve been warned about this. From the moment I first arrived at CDG (slash probably a good few days after), there's been comments about ho... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living La Rêve in Saint-germain-en-laye

  

  Sometimes, (who am I kidding), most of the time, I need a little reminder that I’m doing the right thing. Three years ago, I stumbled upon the MA of Global... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How to Afford a Summer in Paris

  

  Times have been tough. Remember when I took myself out to lunch on Fridays and frequently met up with friends for food and drink? Me, too... fondly. I'm on a... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• the Tenement Museum

  

  Remember that directed study I mentioned briefly? Well, research is heating up in "how culture fosters collaboration in places of ethnic conflict". And! Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• for Your Second Visit

  

  A little over a month ago, I received an email from an old friend. She would be visiting Paris with her parents in a few weeks. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL