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June 2011

Postcard from Sydney Tower

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June 29, 2011
Sydney is a gorgeous city, thanks to its idyllic harbor location and year-round sunny skies. However, you tend to soak it up at ground level: terraced houses in Glebe, the iconic Bondi Beach, in the streets of downtown Sydney. It wasn't until I...
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I believe in

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June 25, 2011
I believe in libraries and secondhand book stores. I believe that traveling with someone can make or break a relationship. I believe in compromise. I believe that every person should have a passport, and that they should use it. I believe in...
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Postcard from Greece

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June 22, 2011
In what seems like ages and ages ago, I made my first real-life friend via Twitter: you know, those people whose blog you fall in love with and with whom you engage in witty banter on Twitter, and then make that awkward-seeming online to offline...
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Living abroad: it’s a hard-knock expat life

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June 21, 2011
Some see the glass as half full, others see it as half empty...you see it and think, "let's pour out the water and fill it with beer!" That was what the birthday card my grandma sent me said--and as I waver between my general optimism and a biting...
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My list of little expat joys

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June 18, 2011
It may have been my dirty little travel secret, but now it's out in the open that I prefer being an expat to being a traveler. I like being a regular. I like sleeping in my own bed. I like having a steady paycheck. It's not exactly glamorous--when...
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C’est Christine is my little slice of the internet to talk travel, lifestyle and twenty-something struggles. After living in France, Australia and New York City, I’m exploring and adventuring in San Diego with my husband and pug.

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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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