When my friend Aly and I got together earlier this year in our new sunny chosen locale of Southern California, we reminisced on our time living together in Brooklyn: the rat we discovered living under our kitchen sink whom we christened Rhombus...
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...
It's no secret that I love snail mail: it's one of those gifts that is just as fun to give as it is to receive. Who doesn't love getting something in the mailbox that isn't junk or bills? And as much as I swear by thank-you notes and birthday cards,...
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season, and gearing up for a very merry Christmas! I'll be spending Christmas with my boyfriend's family in Virginia and then celebrating New Year's Eve in New York City. I have an entire glorious week...
Overall: 2014 was a good year. It was less about travel and more about lifestyle, less about checking destinations off a list and more about strengthening relationships and learning how to settle into a place without getting bored. I made some great...
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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.