The 4th of July is a day that always makes me happy to be an American. Beyond the history of the founding of our country, it's the most summer-y day of the year. Everyone wants to be outside: at the beach or in a pool or the river or crowded around...
One of my goals for 2013 was to take better care of my body--the yoga and meditation retreat in the Berkshires was a wonderful start! To help eliminate my chronic back issues, I've started seeing an acupuncturist and herbalist. She strongly...
36 hours. 15 new friends. Six vegetarian meals. Four yoga classes. Three meditation sessions. One day of silence. No iPhone or computer.
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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.