It’s 2005. I’m eight years old, sitting at my desk and swinging my legs back and forth—the tips of my light up sneakers bumping the seat in front of me, then falling back to scuff against the metal legs of my desk. It’s class time, and I am terribly bored. My eyes drift toward the window as I slip …

Despite being someone who's gone through a lot of change in the past three years, I don't think I handle it all that well. I’m the type who likes to juggle a million things at once, constantly adding more to my plate if I feel like I'm not doing "enough." Then, before I know i…

I've been a bit MIA recently and this blog post is long overdue, so here I am! At the very end of April, I decided it was time to head home and conclude my adventures in France in favor of job hunting back home in NY. It wasn't an easy choice, especially since I had to return alone and leav…

Hello! I have some news I'd like to share. If you have me on my personal socials you may have seen the photos, but this post is to confirm to everyone that I'm engaged!Guillaume and I have been together for almost 4 years now, and the topic of marriage has come up many times in our relation…

You may have noticed that blog posts come about once a month these days, and that's been a habit I'm trying to break. Ever since completing my studies back in April, I haven't been blogging as much as I'd like to be, whether it be due to a nightmare internship (more on that in anot…

July 29th was my 26th birthday, and I reflected on how I could write a meaningful blog post that summarizes my feelings towards this new chapter of my life, so what better way than to look at the past and talk about what I've learned!I was inspired to do this post by many, many others I've…

Note: This post was written May 1st, 2023.
Before writing this post, I decided to go back and read my ‘moving to France’ announcement I posted in May 2021. I remember the anxiety I felt about the application process, the excitement I had about possibly living in a new country, and how ready I was to…