My boyfriend and I moved in together about eight months ago (where has time gone?!): it's been all sorts of domestic bliss, but it's also a pretty big life and relationship change that comes with some challenges.
This is the first time I've lived...
Just the word “Aruba” conjures up images of crystal-clear turquoise waters and white sandy beaches and swaying palm trees: this was our first trip to the island, and it fulfilled a lifetime of pre-conceived notions. It's exactly how you imagine a...
Traveling solo can be lonely, but it can also be a cure to loneliness. I started the "every birthday in another country" goal when I was living in France and Australia, when I was creating a life overseas and struggling to make friends and generally...
Finally: our long-overdue apartment tour! David and I moved in together in October after two and a half years of dating. We opted for a brand-new apartment in Bed-Stuy (more about our hunt over at the New York Times); previously, we had lived about...
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...
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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.