Contrary to popular belief, I'm not French. Not a splash of that cheese-loving, surrender-monkey French blood in my body, yet I'm as Francophile as they come.
In case you were wondering why this German-Italian-Irish-Polish melting pot shunned her...
Confession: I am a bookworm. Literally, I was the child who walked to school with her nose in a book and couldn't wait for her weekly trip to the library. (I was also a huge nerd growing up, but let's save the discussion of my awkward childhood for...
I'm limiting myself to one suitcase. One backpack. One tote.
I will freely admit I am not the world's best packer. I tend to bring a lot of things I don't need (including super cute but blister-inducing shoes and a clutch in every color) and...
I'm a sucker for inspirational quotes. I Google "motivational quotes" (and images of pugs, just to make me laugh) when I'm having a rough day. I write out my favorites in pretty colors on index cards and stick them on my bathroom mirror. For the vast...
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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.