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2012: The Year of Action 26 Dec 2012 | 06:57 pm
Every year rather than focusing on resolutions (I try to do that starting in Nov–why wait?), I give the year a theme. 2012 was the "Year of Action." The goal was to get all my ducks in a row to really...
And Visions of Sugarplums Danced Through Their Heads 25 Dec 2012 | 10:40 pm
Last night – Christmas Eve – I found myself amongst 2 Frenchmen, a Canadian, and a fellow American. Over a few bottles of wine we discussed a range of topics. First up, which is more important in the ...
FRENCH LESSON: Un Ange Qui Passe 21 Dec 2012 | 08:59 pm
There's a wonderful French saying for the moment when a conversation naturally halts. Christmas / Chanukah / Thankgiving / Birthday / dinner (or anytime) there is great festivity, and then you take a ...
New to Town {Paris} 18 Dec 2012 | 12:35 am
Paris unlike other cities can be a bit more closed than other places when you first arrive. Lately I've met a lot of new-to-Paris people and friends of friends who just moved to town. It got me thinki...
In the Mags 15 Dec 2012 | 02:59 pm
December has been a good month for a little bit of press. Although we worked on it several months ago – that's how the pre-digital world works – it was fun to see my latest piece in print in Volume 6 ...
Best Commercial Ever. 12 Dec 2012 | 10:59 pm
I try not to get commercial on here very often, but every now and then there's something that catches your eye and you have to share. A couple weeks ago Samsung launched their Galaxy Note 2 in France ...
Friends of the Internet Gift Guide 12 Dec 2012 | 02:12 am
A few weeks ago the Anthology magazine gift guide launched with some of my favorite travel finds. I've never been particularly good at putting together gift guides, but there was something about this ...
Secrets to Finding an Apartment in Paris 6 Dec 2012 | 05:18 pm
My last couple posts about finding an apartment in Paris have aired on the depressing side (see here + here), so now that I've officially moved and am happily installée in my new place, I thought it w...
The NEW Parsons Paris 5 Dec 2012 | 03:56 pm
Last week I was lucky enough to celebrate the launch of Parsons Paris at one of my favorite places in Paris – the Palais de Tokyo, a modern/contemporary art museum open nightly (complete with bar and ...
Entrepreneur is a French Word 4 Dec 2012 | 04:16 pm
Based on so many headlines I've read lately, you'd never know that entrepreneur is a French word. Case in point: "France and the Euro: the Time Bomb at the Heart of Europe" in The Economist, and "Youn...
