San Francisco is one of those cities that I never know quite exactly how I feel about it. I've spent a lot of time there: back-to-school shopping in Union Square when I was growing up, exploring Fisherman's Wharf whenever we had foreign exchange...
I moved out of Williamsburg last week. For the past two years, home was a little room in a secluded back house on a tree-lined street off the Lorimer L stop. I grew tomatoes and basil and rosemary in cluttered pots in the shared courtyard, locked my...
I have so many fond memories of Santa Cruz: it's essentially the closest ocean beach and boardwalk to Sacramento, and we often did day trips when I had a soccer tournament in the area or rented a house in nearby Aptos for a week. The Pacific is...
I'm back in New York City--after a glorious eight whole days in California! The trip combined work, play and family time: catching up with my family in Sacramento, a conference in San Francisco, and a wedding in San Jose. I always claim that New York...
It's hard to believe Ditmas Park is in New York City. I've seen a lot of surprising spots, and sure, it's not exactly next door to the Empire State Building--but still, you get all of the perks of suburban living (aka SPACE) while still being served...
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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.