One of the best pieces of advice I got from a late professor was to stop putting age limits on things. We often grow up with numbers in mind for certain achievements: engaged by 25, VP by 29, married by 30, five kids by 36, first book published by...
A reader asked about my approach to saving and spending money, and I thought it might be a fun thing to dig into a little more deeply. My overall approach to money: save so that I can splurge. No surprises here: I’m super routine- and cost-driven in...
Fun fact: for all of the travel that I've done, I've only had two flights cancelled! The first was on our honeymoon last year: hurricane-level rains completely shut down the airport in Dominica for the day, and we ended up spending one extra night...
Between moving and marriage, 2017 was a little light on the big travel plans. Although my biggest travel priority is taking advantage of our San Diego location and exploring more of the West Coast, Mexico and Canada, I'm also hoping to check some of...
One of the questions that gives me pause in my five-year Q&A journal: are you seeking security or excitement? For the past few years, I've struggled to define what exactly I'm seeking. But in 2018, I want the answer to be both, equally. On one...
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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.