I had been to Italy previously with a friend a few years ago, due to prices, simplicity and her wishes to visit Venice (mine too, bien sûr) we flew to Venice and took a train to Milan and back to Marseille. That left many cities of Italy I wanted to visit, one being Rome, the … Continue reading
Hello faithful followers … I know it has been a really long time, but I am still around. I have been quite busy with life things and I want to share it all with you. But for now, I will give you a preview of the posts I would like to offer in the near … Continue reading
What a weekend, two weekends in a row ! Thanks to having our Drivy rental car we were able to see quite a bit along the Côte d’Azur ! Menton – known for its citrus, Menton is one of the last large towns before you reach the Italian border (in fact, you can see the crossing … Continue reading
What happens when life throws you a curveball… in a good way? When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you delish lemonade, you drink it! After consulting as many friends, family and colleagues as possible. About a year ago I was approached by a professor from the Acoustical Society in the … Continue reading
This weekend was full of firsts … to continue on my quest for adventure I rented a car with DRIVY and drove myself, and most of my stuff to Antibes. Okay, explanation … I am going back to the States for two months at the end of October. After-which I am not sure where I … Continue reading
It’s about a week after I ran the Marseille Half Marathon ! Remember last year ? It was awful, I undertrained, the race was not well organized, it rained the whole time, I had stomach issues the rest of the day (and subsequently stayed in bed / near the restroom all day), couldn’t walk for like a … Continue reading
If you’ve read any of my PhD Woes posts you’ll know that some days are harder than others for me here in PhD-Land. Sometimes I know I have it good. Sometimes I HATE this purgatory of academia and I wonder if I will ever finish. And if I do, will I produce something that was … Continue reading
I have been freaking out all day about something that to many, will seem silly. And every few seconds I think it is too, then I change my mind and think it’s important. As avid readers know, I arrived in France November 2012 on a student visa. By November 2013 I changed my visa status … Continue reading
This weekend was so wonderful. My BFs family is from the Suburbs of Paris. His younger brother just moved to Toulouse and with my BF in Antibes … his family is pretty far apart now. In an attempt to get everyone together for a weekend, we all met outside of Avignon this Saturday. Friday night, … Continue reading
I have been training now for my next half-marathon goal for about a month and man, is it tough. I will run the Marseille Half marathon here in two weeks (Sept. 14, 2014) and then my actual goal Half Marathon (<2hours) is on November 1st in Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis Monumental Half). Just as I did … Continue reading
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