When Crazy Rich Asians came out in theaters, it was eye-opening for me to realize that there hadn't been any feature films with a completely Asian and Asian-American cast in 25 years. I loved the book trilogy as well, and the success of the film...
It was another crazy week of work travel for me (up to Los Angeles for the day, and then up to San Jose the next day!), and I'm really hoping to take advantage of the long weekend at home to get on top of all sorts of stuff--like finally organizing...
This was one of my favorite kind of weeks: no work travel, no blog travel, no fun travel, Blue Apron for dinner, catching up on all of my ridiculous MTV shows, lots of pug snuggles. I appreciate this low-key weeks so much since they don't happen that...
Earlier this summer, I spent a week with my husband's extended family outside of Grand Teton National Park. David's aunt and uncle live in Teton Village, and he grew up visiting in the summers as a kid. It'd been 20 years since he'd been back, and it...
When I was a teenager, I remember reading fashion magazines where celebrities would be interviewed about their beauty routines. When asked about the one makeup item they couldn't live without, they'd always say mascara or red lipstick and I'd think:...
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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.