The little joys of an open-air subway stop: watching the sun rise as you wait for your morning train, seeing the sun stream through colored glass, contemplate as the birds fly instead of the rats scramble.
I lived in Williamsburg in Brooklyn...
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I'm a child of California: while I've certainly seen snow before, the prospect of a blizzard is still enough to make me giddy. However, snow in New York City is more of a black slushy nightmare: public transportation hold-ups, slippery sidewalks,...
While I feel like I'm constantly walking in Manhattan--darting through crowded sidewalks, trudging up stairs, ambling along the streets lined with shops--I rarely feel like I have a chance to stroll. Everyone in New York City has a purpose, a place...
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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.