Moving to Paris the way that I did was one large, exciting leap of faith. Truthfully, the only solid facts I had to stand upon when my plane landed at Charles de Gaulle were that I was starting graduate school and…
saying goodbye to the french countryside
In Paris, there’s always the feeling that adventure is just around the corner. Train stations located across the city only heighten the allure with the promise that with just a swipe of your credit card and a mad dash to a waiting…
saying goodbye to 11, rue de Bellechasse
The first time I climbed the five flights of stairs, it felt like a hysterical joke. A hysterical joke that left my chest burning, my lungs nearly convulsing and my mind racing. It may be sick humor that I was…
sneak peak: a paris farwell
Next week I’m planning to tell the tale of my last week in my fair, fair Paris. It’s a funny thing wrapping up your life in a place to which you’ve attached deep feelings – the result being that some moments are…
open letter to kelly clarkson by the editors of d magazine
Did you happen to see this open letter to Kelly Clarkson that the editors of D Magazine wrote in their October 2012 issue? It’s so funny and true that I thought I’d share. An open letter to Kelly Clarkson from…
the casual vacancy
Out today, The Casual Vacancy is JK Rowling’s new, nonmagical book. Yes, I could go on and on for days about how like millions of other Millenial kids, I fell in love with Rowling’s famous magical world from the opening lines of the series’…