Category: Paris, France
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We went to the Olympics!
I still can’t believe we went to the Olympics. We entered the lottery and booked our events package a year ago. Now August 2024 was here and we were ready to live this dream. Lille, France: We started the trip with Saya smashing her finger in the door of the ‘adjoining’ rooms that we had…
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48 Hour French Holiday
I couldn’t help it. I tried to get in as much traveling as I could before Saya’s arrival. I was trying to do as much of me as possible before being me plus one. After returning from Spain, I had booked a trip the France the following weekend. On Friday, the only thing I had…
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LonSum 1: Lovely Jubbly June
Summer 2017 was full of incredible events! Though it’s the busiest time of year for my role, I was lucky to share meals, celebrate friends, and reunite with family to keep me energized right up to the end of teacher training. The next three posts will string together the highlights for each month. As…
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French Connection
(Part 2 with Corey D) Arriving at Montparnasse station on Saturday morning was strange because I actually recognized the market that ran just alongside the station’s exit. This was the infamous set of stalls where a pigeon flew into my hair while my mom was eyeing leather backpacks.
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Thankful for…
This Thanksgiving, my mom took an eleven hour flight to visit us in London. Here, turkey isn’t on sale until December, we missed sweet potato and pumpkin pie, we didn’t experience Daisuke’s first encounter with sticky rice, and we knew Corey wouldn’t get a day off. Yet, we couldn’t help but feel incredibly grateful for our time together, and…
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