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Paris sous la neige

It was something I never thought I’d see outside of vintage photos, Paris dressed in white. During my first winter we were graced with a moment of flurries and though it lasted only an instant and didn’t transform the city into a blank canvas, it still brought with it all the excitement of a kid’s [...]

Les Marquis de Ladurée

Paris

The weather in Paris since I returned has tested my tolerance for the low grey ceiling overhead. While happy for the snow, it was accompanied by heavy drops of chilling rain that unpleasantly beat against my face each time I tried to marvel at the falling snow flakes. Needing a reason to make the rain [...]

January in Paris

Paris

After a wonderful, revitalizing trip back to the states, I had mixed feelings about returning to Paris. Living abroad has always carried the sentiment of living one foot out the door, half my life in Europe and the other on hold in the US. Friends scattered across the world, a “hometown identity crisis” (my family [...]

MoMA: Guess the artist, Part 2

Art

For my last post MoMA: Guess the artist, Part 1, I shared close-up images of ten works of art currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. The post caught the attention of many art lovers, and I loved the various responses, most of them pretty close to 100% correct. On a [...]

MoMA: Guess the artist, Part 1

Art

Last year I had a lot of fun sharing some of my close-up images of paintings at the Centre Pompidou and many of you enjoyed playing a game of “Guess the Artist“. A few days ago I darted up to New York for a day of city-fun with one of my best friends. We were [...]

Reflections and Resolutions for the New Year

Uncategorized

The last twelve months have been some of the most exciting and astounding, no doubt filled with plenty of challenging moments of growth and trying experiences. I celebrated the completion of my first year in a master’s program with a French university, wrote a 200 page dissertation which I defended just before returning to the [...]

Baking Macarons for Christmas

My French Life

After a stroke of inspiration back in October, I set away planning a Christmas Macaron Party for while I would be back in the states for the Holidays – a great way to bring 10 of my closest friends together and sharing a little of what I love about France short of bringing Pierre Herme [...]

Top 6 for a Weekend in London

Travel

What would be your perfect weekend in London? Each time I come back from London, I am more certain about how I would like to spend a weekend getaway in Paris’ anglo neighbor. And now that I’ve finished my dissertation, I’m hoping for more opportunities to hop on the Eurostar and dart across the Channel. [...]

Up for Auction: Review of Modern Masters

Art

It is not only my responsibility but my hobby to keep up on the latest news pouring out from the Art World. This includes a variety of topics, from the latest from museum curators to the recovery of a missing work of art. I soak it up like a sponge, waiting impatiently for my Google [...]

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