One of my favorite part of long flights is being able to catch up on movies (thank you Delta for having an incredible array of in-flight entertainment options): I like to watch a mix of new releases and classics that I’ve never seen, as well as...
We've spent this week in London and Tallinn, and it has been such a delight! Despite the very short days and cold temperatures, we've had a lovely time catching up with friends and indulging in so much delicious food. This is my sixth-ish trip to...
One of the best decisions I ever made was choosing to go to Chico State. Tucked away in that tiny college town in Butte County, just an hour and half north of my hometown of Sacramento, I met some of my best friends and learned so much about...
One of my pet peeves is when people (ESPECIALLY politicians) send prayers after a mass shooting: truly, any mention of #prayfor[insert tragedy here] infuriates me. Prayers do not bring people back after they've been murdered just by the misfortune of...
We've been making lots of house progress this week, which has been very fun to see. The main project: we got rid of the giant concrete circle in the front yard and the concrete RV parking in the backyard, and have replaced it with a mix of artificial...
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Christine Amorose Merrill
C'est Christine is my little slice of the internet to talk travel, lifestyle and twenty- and thirty-something struggles. After stints living in France, Australia and NYC and lots of (often solo!) travel around the world, I currently live in San Diego with my husband, daughter and two pugs.