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Stagecoach 2012: cowboys, boots and beers

Despite growing up by a decidedly un-redneck family in the suburbs, I was raised on country music. Now my iTunes library is fairly eclectic with plenty of indie music, pop hits and underground hiphop, but it still has its share of classic and new country. I love the stories country music tells, and the focus [...]

May 2, 2012 Continue reading…

Eureka! The California Mix

When I’m traveling and people ask me where I’m from, I say “California.” And no matter where I am in the world, it’s remarkable how many people reply either in song or by exclaiming Hotel California! My friend Rex is the ultimate mix tape master: he created “The Christine Album” for my seventeenth birthday and put [...]

March 30, 2012 Continue reading…

Postcard of Maui clouds

The best part of Maui isn’t clear blue skies. It’s the clouds. Wispy or fat, pure white or infused with purple, sun shining through them or rainbow arcing on top of them…during my week in Maui for a family Thanksgiving, I just couldn’t get enough of Maui clouds.

December 8, 2011 Continue reading…

As American as apple pie

It’s pretty easy to blend in as an American in Australia. There isn’t much culture shock, and it doesn’t really feel like I’m half-the-world away from home. After I went on a hunt to find a pie tin to make an apple pie from scratch and got hit with a craving for a proper cheeseburger, [...]

April 15, 2011 Continue reading…

Postcard from Santa Cruz

Whenever friends from home ask me about my life in St Kilda, I describe it as a beachy and laid-back suburb right outside of ultra-cool and urban Melbourne–like a Santa Cruz that’s a 20-minute tram ride from the center of the city, to put it in Northern California terms. While I miss Whole Foods, seals [...]

April 6, 2011 Continue reading…

A letter to Sacramento

Dear Sacramento, I just can’t do this anymore.

February 15, 2011 Continue reading…

Live every day like a tourist

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Right now, I’m lucky enough to be playing tourist and pretending to be a resident of Nice, France. The French Riviera is undoubtably a huge tourist destination, and I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to explore. However, before moving here, I was living in Silicon Valley, California. Although it’s absolutely beautiful, it’s not much [...]

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