Spending Fall in Paris

November is upon us, which means the weather is getting exceptionally chilly! For those of you living in Europe, you may have experienced the insane winds and rain we've had this past week due to Storm Ciaran. Please stay safe everyone!
I wanted to make a short post talking about what I've b…

The End of Summer

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…

My Parents First Time in Colmar - An April Guide

Last month my family and I visited Colmar for the first time! We had impeccable timing and ended up staying there for the Easter weekend, meaning we got to experience the lovely Easter market that's held there once a year. In this post, I'll share some photos of what we did and what recomme…

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 application process, the excitement I had about possibly living in a new country, and how ready I was to…

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 lot of popular spots, so in this post I'll list some of the places we went and things we did.We h…

VLOG: Our First Date

 Hello everyone~ Finally, I have a new vlog to show you! This was taken ages ago, I think back in late September, but it's been sitting in the vault waiting to be edited and now it's finally done.  The day of we actually recorded quite a bit of content, but a lot of it ended up being shaky, …

The Myth of 'Cheap' European Travel

When I informed friends and family that I would be doing my masters degree in Europe for the next 2 years, the comment I heard the most was that I'll be doing a lot of travelling and I thought, naively, that I would probably be going to a different country every other weekend.

Unfortunately, it…