All in all: 2018 was a very good year. I went to three new countries (Slovenia, Japan, Estonia), which fulfills an ongoing annual goal of mine (three new countries, including one birthday in a new country--something I've managed to keep up since...
Two great things that I did in my reading life in 2018: the first was using Goodreads. Even though I'm still not a huge fan of the interface, I'm surprised by how much I love tracking the books I've read. The yearly goal-setting and tracking taps...
Anyone who has seen me in a doctor’s waiting room or in the boarding area of a delayed flight or on hold for absolutely anything would not describe me as patient. I like things to be on time, but more specifically, I like things to happen on my...
The other day, I was clicking through my phone after finally succumbing to the suggested updates and noticed a couple of features in quick succession: something called "my activity" on Instagram that told me how much time I spent on the app in an...
When Crazy Rich Asians came out in theaters, it was eye-opening for me to realize that there hadn't been any feature films with a completely Asian and Asian-American cast in 25 years. I loved the book trilogy as well, and the success of the film...
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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.