Paris Blues and Twenty Years

Hello my dear friends and followers. As you can tell, I have been away from the office for a while. Let's just say that the past two weeks (ever since I posted Hard Decisions), my life has seemed to be on a never ending, looped roller-coaster (and I am typically a fan of real roller-coasters). …

Midst the Noise

I've lost my inspiration. The city no longer captivates me as a wild eyed child, each corner turned holding a new discovery. I imagined home sickness slightly less painful, more like a cut you can cover with a band aid, not one you have to attempt to sow back together. I have realized home sickness …

I Am a Melting Pot

"Where are you from?" The hardest question for me to answer. I cringe when I hear those words, I start stuttering over noises that seem to be coming out of my mouth and I start running through all the of places that I have lived the past 19 years of my life (13 to be …

Mom, I Am Getting Over the Dark

It was my first Friday night in Paris that I had a complete meltdown. I had been a week with no phone and limited access to wifi. I was staying out until what I felt was out of my comfort zone in the city with no phone when night would set in just so I …

Au Revoir

I never know how to say goodbye. Either at times I choke up and cry or I try to sustain what I am feeling until I am out of sight. For a girl who has moved 13 times in her life, you would think that goodbyes would be easy. What I have been thinking recently …