Last week, I had the pleasure of attending Cheshire Parlour: a sort of curated dinner party that brings together 10 strangers to discuss a monthly theme. It's hosted by my lovely friend Monica McCarthy in the beautiful Food52 headquarters, and it was...
One of the reasons why I blog is simply to have the space to write: getting things “on paper” helps me to process my feelings and organize my thoughts. I also love having a record of my life over the past few years: a place that holds all of my...
My most memorable meals around the world have rarely been in a restaurant. Instead, I reminisce about sitting down on the ground with a Jordanian family for hummus and upside-down chicken, a picnic of champagne and cheese on the banks of the Seine,...
Note: one of our homework assignments for yoga teacher training was to write a short (five sentence!) dharma talk inspired by one of the yamas or niyamas in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Decided it couldn't hurt to share it here as well--it's as nice...
I feel super lucky that I had not one but TWO girls nights this week! I'm incredibly grateful to have such amazing friends in New York City: finding a solid friend group is one of the hardest things about moving to a new city. In a funny stroke of...
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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.