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• Trapped in New York.

  

  This is my sad attempt at being festive for the 14th of July, coming to you live...from Long Island. Total sad face. Perhaps I could have zipped back to Paris... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don't Cry for Us Argentina.

  

  Trust me, they aren't crying for us...We're leaving Argentina, and I don't think anyone will be missing us. After getting chased down by the pimp who caught me... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from the Paris of South America.

  

  It wasn't until this week that I heard from several people, including Chickster at Up Up and Aways that Buenos Aires is considered to be the Paris of South... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shimmer Shimmer Like a Girl!

  

  It's good to be back in New York because I get to do fun things like soak up some sun in my mom's backyard while rolling my eyes though an awful summer read (no... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Venus in Furs.

  

  Last night was gorgeous. I was lying on a soft bed with satin sheets, surrounded by furs, with a light breeze coming through the window. It was my total... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Future Lovers.

  

  For my single mother, finding a school to send me and my brother to in New York City wasn't an easy task for her to take on. She didn't want to send us to a... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Strawberry Fields for Ella.

  

  Illustration by Ekaterina Koroleva I'm back in New York to prepare for my much dreaded rendez-vous at the French consulate. When I'm not photocopying and chasin... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bird of Prey.

  

  Illustration by Jessica DurrantI was such an idiot when I first moved to Paris. I didn't realize how desperate I was to make friends, and create connections tha... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Milkshake Brings All the Boys to The Yard...

  

  ... well not really. I'm not even sure what that really means but I just couldn't resist using that as the title. So I have never been someone who is embarrasse... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DINING OUT, FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Only Exception

  

  Dr. Becky calls my taste in television shows painfully predictable where they must meet one or more of the following requirements: a Golden Girl cast member... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from the 11th.

  

  No one is calling me back. I want what I can't have. I'm an undesirable candidate. I have cellulite. Sounds like a bad chick flick, right? Or (except for the... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Joyeuses PACS!

  

  To PACS or not to PACS? That is a question that I am sure has come up at one point or another in every Franco-American relationship. Why not just get married? Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• In France They Create on Main Street.

  

  It's no secret that I am a huge supporter of Street Art, preferably the works that have taken over our beloved city of Paris. If I had a smart phone and not my... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ain't It Funny?

  

  I didn't forget that we have some unfinished business in regard to the follow up to the MF e-mail! With the excitement of the radio show, the warm weather,... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Girls on the Radio!

  

  I am so pleased to announce my guest spot on Doni Belau's show Girl's Guide to Paris on the Overseas Radio Network! I do give up my real name by accident, as... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don't Feed the Waterfowl!

  

  Oy vey! My mom has been having a major problem with ducks setting up camp in her Olympic size blow-up pool, and we just don't know what to do! Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Can't We Be Friends?

  

  There are some random things in life that I just don't understand, one of them is why the packaging on food marketed towards children have happy faces on them. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Storming the Coasts...

  

  So I share a lot about my family and the madness that ensues when we are all together, but one thing I have never shared is that my grandfather was in fact an... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The End of The End.

  

  Like the cliche goes, all good things must come to an end, and our lovely week in Montauk was capped off with a family lunch prepared by the one and only,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from The End.

  

  Happy June everyone! So, it's official, Séb and I are those European tourists. We snap photos of everything, mumble amongst each other in French, get excited... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION