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I Love My Neighborhood: Karlsruhe’s Südweststadt 11 Jul 2013 | 05:20 pm
In this series, I ask expats to share the joys of local life they’ve found in their corner of the world. If you’re just joining in now, check out other cities that have been covered so far here. Reme...
Life in flux 29 Jun 2013 | 10:29 pm
The past week — and this month in general — has just left my head spinning. My stomach is constantly fluttering with so many butterflies I feel like a colony of caterpillars is crawling through my ins...
The 5 best things I ate in Corsica 19 Jun 2013 | 02:55 am
In this series, I round up the five best things I ate in a particular city or country. Once a month I feature a destination from my past travels; on the last day I recap the best of that month in Pari...
The kindness of Corsican strangers 14 Jun 2013 | 11:24 pm
“Did you know Corsica has the highest murder rate per capita in Europe?” I asked my roommate as I read up on Corsica the night before our trip. “Come on, don’t tell me these things,” she sighed. I con...
Sunny days in Paris 11 Jun 2013 | 02:55 am
Not to write yet another post based on Parisian weather, but… After eight months of winter, summer blew into town for a whole blessed week. Peacoats were exchanged for shorts, boots disappeared into f...
Celebrating 24 in Paris 4 Jun 2013 | 01:30 am
24 came with some trepidation. In the weeks leading up to my birthday I felt older than I ever had before — hitting that age meant I was officially in my mid-20s and for some reason that idea terrifie...
The 5 best things I ate in Paris: May 1 Jun 2013 | 02:55 am
In this series, I round up the five best things I ate in a particular city or country. Each month around the 15th I feature a destination from my past travels; on the last day I recap the best of the ...
Snapshots from a Parisian birthday party 31 May 2013 | 12:55 am
They say your friends are the family you choose. My Paris family took a while to find, but now I can’t imagine living here without them — which is convenient, because the majority of us are all leavin...
Instagrammed: Enchanted by Corsica 21 May 2013 | 03:51 pm
The moment Corsica came into view from our plane, I was mesmerized. Snow-capped mountains appeared out of nowhere, its edges jutting into the sea, quickly followed by forests and fields; greens and bl...
The 5 best things I ate in Singapore — #1: Black Pepper and Chilli Crab 16 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
In this monthly series, I’m counting down the top five things I ate in Singapore. For previous posts, check out number 2, number 3, number 4, and number 5. The countdown is over — time to reveal my ab...