Moving in New York City is rarely a pleasant experience. Sure, the outcome is (usually and hopefully) good: a bigger and/or newer and/or better apartment. But the process itself is generally accepted to be incredibly expensive and high-stress—often...
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...
I've said it before and I'll say it again: there's no better season than autumn in New York City. I never truly understood the appeal of the onset of fall until I moved back east--especially since I detest pumpkin-spice-everything. But I've learned...
It should come as no surprise that I get very excited about views, books and New York City: give me the chance to have insider access to all three, and I'm in heaven. As soon as I heard about Open House New York, I was sold (I went to Melbourne Open...
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.