Reverse culture shock is real, guys. Colin and I have been back in the US for two weeks and in St. Louis for one, and things like SUVs and billboards and noisy restaurants and supermarkets completely overwhelm me. I mostly spend my days searching online for nearby wine and cheese markets and then crying, "Mon … Continue reading Where to go (and where to avoid) in Morocco
Month: February 2019
Begin again
We've landed! We've now been back in the US for ten days, but those ten days have been chock-full with visiting family and driving all our earthly possessions from Maine to Missouri. Most of our things have been boxed up in a storage unit for the past year, and it was overwhelming to see it—I … Continue reading Begin again
One sentence per day
While we're traveling/en route back to the US, I've scheduled a couple posts summing up our year in Paris. Today: excerpts from my daily journal. One of the ways I documented this year was through “one sentence per day” journaling. (Disclaimers: (1) The idea only occurred to me in September, so I don’t have sentences describing … Continue reading One sentence per day
Getting to know the Paris arrondissements
While we're traveling/en route back to the US, I've scheduled a couple posts summing up our year in Paris. Today: the Paris arrondissements. This year, Colin and I took on a number of different challenges in an effort to get to know Paris better. The big one was our To Do For Fun list (I'm due for an … Continue reading Getting to know the Paris arrondissements
Practice Makes Parfait 