Post-Thesis Life: Goodbye Dijon

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 appl…

My Parents First Time in Paris - A Mini Travel Guide

With my thesis defense coming up, my parents decided to visit me in France and have their very first international trip! I planned out the trip a month or two in advance to make sure we could hit a l…

Wearing RIHOAS in the South of France [Review]

While trying to escape the cold winter weather of Dijon, I spent 10 days in the South of France with my boyfriend and his family. A month before I packed my bags, Rihoas and I were in discussion abou…

My Final Thoughts on Life in Sicily

As you may have read before, I moved to Sicily on September 19th and I've had a rollercoaster ride of an experience these past few months. I was originally bound to Japan for my degree-required s…

My New Years Resolutions for 2023

Happy New Year everyone~Just as I've finally gotten used to writing '2022' in my journal, another year comes to an end!  One of my favorite parts of writing these kinds of posts is looking…