For the record, everything I have done in the last four years has been happenstance. When I go back home, sometimes people ask me questions like, "So are you still interested in getting in the fashion industry?" and I get totally confused... when have I ever been interested in fashion??? Then, I remember. Back in high … Continue reading France, New York, France Again
A common theme at NYU graduation ceremonies is the anecdote of that infamous first week: the wide-eyed freshman moving into their dorm in the big city, exploring the bustling Washington Square Park with wonder, meeting everyone on their freshman dorm floor and immediately becoming friends only to never speak again after Welcome Week. I don't have the same memory. Looking … Continue reading C’est Fini
Writing this a bit late because the last week in Paris was of the whirlwind variety and I have not recovered until now. (Also a winning combination of jet-lag and my cat have been waking me up at 5 am every morning. What did I do to deserve this?) View from the top of the … Continue reading Writing & Saying Goodbye
Right now I'm reading The Blue Flower, a historical novel by Penelope Fitzgerald which beautifully depicts the life of Novalis, the German romantic poet and philosopher. In the story, young Novalis spends a lot of time thinking (as romantic philosophers tend to do) about small things in big ways ("Gentlemen! Look at the washbasket! Let … Continue reading Future Creators Are Here in Paris
A crazy dream of mine is to one day be rich enough that I can rent out the entire Musée de l'Orangerie to myself and then just lie down in the oval room that contains Monet's Water Lilies in complete solitude. If you're dying of the summer heat like I am, my advice to you … Continue reading Water Lily
Nestled in the cobblestones in front of the Notre Dame is a small medallion which marks Point Zero, the very center of Paris. There is a legend that if you stand on that small medallion, you are sure to return to Paris someday. The legend must be true because just over a year later, I … Continue reading Paris Encore
This is not actually going to be an ode. Last year on the day before I left Paris, my friends and I rode around the city on bikes, hit up our favorite cafe, ate a gourmet lunch, and had a picnic underneath the Eiffel Tower. It was romantic and I was so ridiculously sad to … Continue reading Ode to New York
Occasionally time moves so quickly that I think someone (or something) may be stealing it from me. But not everything is a Doctor Who episode, so instead I just sigh and say the tiresome phrase "time flies when you're having fun." December was lost to me in a flurry of finals, food, new socks, and … Continue reading December Was Lost in the Void.
As a way of staying connected and having some fun, my sister Lois and I have decided to start video blogging to each other from our separate cities à la Hank and John Green, owners of the youtube channel Vlogbrothers.Here you can see a little sneak peek of what we'll be doing:And if you subscribe … Continue reading The Vlog Sisters
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