April, 2010 - C'est Christine

Catch you later, California

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April 20, 2010

For the next 24 hours or so, I'll be inching my way closer to Nice, France (via Chicago and Frankfurt). I can't wait to write (and share photos!) when I finally arrive--but keep an eye on my Twitter for updates from the road. Or airport....

There’s no place like home

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April 19, 2010

Leaving home is a bittersweet thing. I love Northern California: boiling summers in Sacramento, playing the tourist in San Francisco, living down the street from the most famous start-up Internet companies in the world. Yet I'm looking forward to...

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Paris has gone to the birds

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April 18, 2010

When I think of markets in Paris, I generally envision fresh fruits, huge rolls of cheese, pastries still warm to the touch. Maybe a few dead chickens hanging in the butcher's stand. Birds usually don't cross my mind. However, on my last trip...

Worrying is like a Ferris wheel: you go around without really getting anywhere

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April 16, 2010

As my departure date inches closer (countdown: three days left in the States), I seem to be hearing the same question over and over again: Are you nervous? Well...no. I'm moving to a beautiful beach for six months. The sun will be shining and I...

Quiche: the fancy name for eggs and bacon pie

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April 15, 2010

Apparently real men don't eat quiche. Typical. I feel like quiche is completely misunderstood by Americans. We assume that because it's French (fun fact: it actually originated in Germany), it must be snooty, difficult to cook or not enough to...

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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.

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Catch you later, California

There’s no place like home

Paris has gone to the birds

Worrying is like a Ferris wheel: you go around without really getting anywhere

Quiche: the fancy name for eggs and bacon pie

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