I started my twenties at the airport in Columbus, Ohio — not ideal, but given my destination (Paris), an acceptable birthday location. “Happy birthday,” the desk agent told me, smiling slightly as she examined my documents for checking my two gigantic suitcases to Charles de Gaulle, the contents of which would hopefully sustain me for …
The holidays can be a time of grief for many who have lost loved ones. A year of particular, collective grief and loss like 2020 has been can make those feelings even harder for everyone. So, to end this god-forsaken year on a positive note, and in the spirit of past reflections (see: 10 Things …
If you’re like me, you’re probably sick of gift guides that always suggest whiskey stones or golf clubs for the men in your life, and perhaps some nice lady things like a KitchenAid or a bottle-sized wine glass for your ladies. (Side note, I would love both of those last two things, but I’d also …
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I like think of myself as an indoorsy outdoorsy person. I love to get outside — hiking, skiing, running, feeling an ocean breeze brush my face or cold ice crystals on my tongue during a snowstorm. But I also hate going outside, as in leaving my home when I could be settled in under a blanket …
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Whether you’re on an epic road trip through the American southwest or cooking an elaborate dinner at home, podcasts help us pass the time, entertain ourselves, and often learn something new. Voices of strangers keeping us company, giving us the news, sharing information. I usually listen to podcasts on my daily commute — one of …
Go pick up a baguette, Madame Sadi tells me in rapid-fire French, and she presses a Euro coin into my hand. This has become our routine. I come home from school, having ridden the metro 40 minutes from the 6th arrondissement, transferring to Line 4 at Réaumur–Sébastopol and hopping off at our stop in the …
Welcome to the end of the year. Time to reflect on the last 12 months and panic-set some unachievable goals for the next 12, am I right? Since a new decade only comes around every ten years, I wanted to use the end of 2019 to write a reflection on the entirety of the 2010’s. …
The holidays are a time of consumption. From Black Friday to Cyber Monday to Cyber Week to “we’ve extended our sale!” emails hitting our inboxes every day of December, the entire season has exploded into a roiling ball of buy the perfect gift, find a funny yet useless white elephant item, treat yourself to these self-care …
Of the nine grizzly bears I have seen in my life, I encountered all of them in the last year or so, and each one made my heart stop, if only for a moment, when I first saw it. The first time I saw a grizzly bear was off the side of the road in …
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the concept of home for She Explores. I’ve lived in 3 different, non-adjacent states in the last 3 years, so moving and what “home” means to me has been on my mind a lot lately. Here are some more thoughts. I forgot to care about my …
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