A few weeks ago, I admitted to not being that happy: it was one of those funks that I just couldn't quite shake, even though I knew I wasn't doing everything in my power to be happy. Basically as soon as I hit publish on that post, I realized there...
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon sailing to the Statue of Liberty with the ONA team. Although I had watched the sun set over the Statue of Liberty on a date, this trip felt like much more authentic "sailing"--we watched...
I’ve always been struck at a) how often I manage to lose things and b) how I almost always manage to get them back.
In college, I lost my wallet two times: I put it down while signing a petition in the quad, I stuck it on top of the gas pump after...
I grew up in Elk Grove, one of many suburbs that sprouted up around Sacramento in the early 1990's. Although I went to elementary and middle school around the corner from my house, I went to a private Catholic high school in the heart of Sacramento....
To be honest, I mostly flew home to see my dog. Annie is the closest thing to a little sister that I have, and she's got so much personality: I miss her like crazy in New York City and there's no chance of flying her out to see me. I originally...
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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.