We've been making lots of house progress this week, which has been very fun to see. The main project: we got rid of the giant concrete circle in the front yard and the concrete RV parking in the backyard, and have replaced it with a mix of artificial...
If Tokyo feels like the city of the future, Kyoto charms as the city of Japan's past. It's full of elegant old temples, lush gardens, traditional tea ceremonies and geishas at golden hour. Although it's certainly picturesque, I will admit that our...
I popped up to Seattle for work this week, and it was such a delight to truly experience fall. I'm definitely not trading my year-round 70-degree sunshine for anything, but I did enjoy a few days of chillier weather and swooning over all of the...
Anyone who has seen me in a doctor’s waiting room or in the boarding area of a delayed flight or on hold for absolutely anything would not describe me as patient. I like things to be on time, but more specifically, I like things to happen on my...
Did you see the New York Times' #ThisIs18 feature on 18-year-old women around the world? I thought it was so enthralling and eye-opening to the vastly different experiences of young women around the world: if you haven't read it yet, definitely...
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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.