Hey there, I leave in three days. This is such a bizarre sentence to write because it honestly feels - with no exaggeration - that just yesterday I was writing about my third day here. Where did 104 days go? It seems as though I blinked and they vanished. It's truly hard to believe all… Continue reading Day 101 – Departure
Category: random goodies
stuff that doesn’t fit elsewhere
Day 4 – Bureaucratic Things + Klimt
Hey there, Not much happened today as I slept in, spent a good chunk of the morning/early afternoon at the bank trying to set up an account (I think it worked, this time... fingers crossed!) and my evening was spent in Parisian suburbs as I wandered, got familiar with the area, and then met one… Continue reading Day 4 – Bureaucratic Things + Klimt
Paris on the Horizon
Hey there, It's happening. It's happening. It's happening. In less than 24 hours, I'll be already a few hours into my flight. In less than 24 hours, I'll be on my way to truly calling Paris home. It's happening! And yet it still continues to feel surreal. Let's recap how we got here: 2010 - Ian… Continue reading Paris on the Horizon
Amazing Thrift Finds
Hey there, I just want to take a bit of time to talk about the amazing thrift store/resell/consignment stores that I've frequented in the last month, finding some of the most amazing additions to my wardrobe and jewelry box! While my finds are numerous, extensive, overflowing-my-luggage-planned-for-France, the specific buys I'm going to talk about are… Continue reading Amazing Thrift Finds
18 days to go
Hey there, It's hard to believe that we are in August already. It's hard to believe that my dreams and goals since 2010 of being a "true Parisian" are less than a month away from coming true. It's truly flying towards me and yet it hardly seems real. All those years of stocking up on… Continue reading 18 days to go





