Excited and uncomfortable.

I’ve finalized my upcoming winter adventure. I’m excited – mostly in quiet moments, where I’m not thinking about my very trivial day to day problems. I was driving in my car this morning, and heard Of Monsters & Men on the radio – and just freaked out. It’s been two years since I’ve been to…

“I’m really not that kind of girl.”

I don’t know if you know this, but after you’re single for awhile, there are inevitable milestones. The first time you decide to stay in and watch Netflix instead of going out? Check. Deciding to dye your hair a crazy Crayola color? Check. Then there’s the big one. The one action that every single girl…

There’s just something about Paris.

There are moments in life, where you can just feel a memory being made. One of the most poignant memories I’ve had to date, was a lazy afternoon in Paris. It was last year, while I was visiting my friend Marion, her husband Laurent, and their petit bébé, Lou. It was my last day there.…

Marion | Travel Essays

I’m sitting in a small hotel room in Pisa. I can hear the traffic from the streets, the room dimly lit. Mike is out at a local laundromat doing some laundry, a necessity, since we’re leaving for Rome tomorrow. Rome. A place I’ve always wanted to see. I’ve long since dreamt of eating piles and…