The weekend before I left to celebrate my birthday in Turkey, I spent one of the final weekends of yoga teacher training at Seven Arrows Retreat Center in New Jersey. The second-to-last-weekend retreat is a tradition in the Greenhouse Holistic...
Even though I haven't lived in New York for very long, I've realized one very important thing: there are four good months in the year. If you want the very best that New York has to offer, check out the mild temperatures and pops of color in...
Spring officially arrived last week, but it certainly hasn't felt like it the last few days: low temperatures in the 20s, snowstorms, days that require layers, coats, beanies and gloves. I've been extraordinarily grateful for my escapes to Miami,...
I worked in Midtown for about a year: starting and ending my day at Grand Central Station, eating lunch in the sunshine on the steps of the New York Public Library, heading to Bryant Park for outdoor yoga in the evenings. I loved being able to see...
One of the greatest (and worst) things about Casa Bonita was its isolation. Located miles outside of the closest town, it straddles the jungle and the sea: lush greenery on one side, clear turquoise waters on the other, endless sky above. Although we...
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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.