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...
Without a doubt, the best $50 I've spent this year was on a membership to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden: it's opened me up to a whole world of blooms! Although it's free on Tuesdays and Saturday mornings, it's been great to have the freedom to go any...
There are some posts in the archives that are just as relevant now as they were when I wrote them (up to six years ago!). Once a week, I share one of my favorite posts that I still love to read today. Enjoy–and please forgive the use of Instagram...
Reading has always been one of my greatest joys. As a kid, I spent my Saturdays riding my bike along the river in the morning and visiting the public library in the afternoon. I'd always leave with a stack of books for the week ahead; I especially...
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.