Change
Of clean slates and firm resolve..
January, the month of abstinence, to make up for all the revelry of December, is also an excellent time to take stock of the 12 months that zipped by, and make plans for the next year. To help you along the road to firm resolutions, here is a roundup of the best New Years’ bits [...]
Plus ça change
I first started blogging in 2004. I was twenty years old, in my last year of college and had no idea what I was going to do once I grow up. Since then, I’ve lived in two countries, in three different cities, moved four apartments and now, five years later, I’m a student again and [...]
This is simply the End of the Beginning
Isn’t it funny how an entire lifetime can be summed up in 7 cardboard boxes and a cup full of loose change?
Older..! Wiser..?
When I was 8 years old, I had life all figured out. I knew how the planets revolved around the sun, I knew how to ride a bicycle and, from a reading of an abridged version of Swiss Family Robinson, was quite convinced I could survive on a desert island. I was convinced I was [...]
Do you know where the scissors are?
Packing is an exercise in optimism which eventually, ends in futility. You never really pack. You get boxes and tape and make lists and start to pack. And then you start to pray. Eventually, you get a big plastic bag for all the little stuff that couldn’t be categorized and you can’t bring yourself to [...]
