I wrote this way back in Fall of 2006, while studying abroad in France. I just took the most incredible bath ever. Seriously, it was the stuff of dreams (or nightmares –depending on how recently you’ve seen the film What Lies Beneath). This tub is the biggest tub I have ever seen. You could probably submergeContinue reading “Marriage proposals, Stalkers and Rabbit Heads…”
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My First Day of School: Abroad
I wrote this back in 2007, right after moving to France for the year, and I decided that it might be worth sharing. Every time I get nostalgic for travel and life abroad, it helps to remember that it was not actually perfect, as nostalgia tends to render events past. This is the rundown ofContinue reading “My First Day of School: Abroad”
Blast From The Past: Cultural Angst
When I think back to living in France, it usually is with that rosy nostalgia-induced view that perhaps embellishes a little over time, but life was not always the scintillating cultural magic that it appears to be in the photographs . . . a few days ago I came across the following chat-conversation between anotherContinue reading “Blast From The Past: Cultural Angst”
Cakey Hankerson: Great Adventures 