What You Need to Know about Learning French as a Second Language

May 21, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

How to set your expectations for becoming immersed in one of the most romantic languages in the world

An Expat’s Guide to Making the Right First Impression

April 3, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Making new friends in a foreign country can be hard, but are *you* making the best efforts to connect in the first place?

I Lost My White Privilege While Living Abroad—But I’m Not White

March 30, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

My personal experience coming to terms with diversity as a Filipino-American in New England vs. Paris, France

Have Fun Improving Your French with These Instagram Accounts

March 29, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Get started improving your French with these French language influencers on Instagram

This Town by Kygo feat. Sasha Sloan

March 26, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One of Kygo’s singles from his EP Stargazing

#GirlBoss Quotes for International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

A love letter to the strong women (and men) in my life, featuring some inspirational quotes

Know Now by Delamare feat. Loé

February 7, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I love following La Belle Musique on SoundCloud because I discover tracks like this one by producer Delamare and singer-songwriter Loé. Delamare & Loe dropped Know Now at the end of 2017, but it’s well worth putting on replay through 2018. I first heard Loé last summer with his single Circles.

Riding Shotgun by Kygo & Oliver Nelson feat. Bonnie McKee

November 6, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

It may be towards the end of year, but there is plenty of music yet to come before those “Best of 2017” playlists come out. Kygo does it again ‘Riding Shotgun’ with Oliver Nelson and Bonnie McKee. A story of seemingly impossible love, it’s all about keeping it alive, even if it drives you crazy. […]

Expats Find Stubborn Love in P.S. from Paris

November 1, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

A review of P.S. from Paris, the latest novel by bestselling French author Marc Levy.

17 Things I Learned While Living in Paris

September 1, 2017.Reading time 14 minutes.

If you told me last year that I would be living in Paris, I wouldn’t believe you. I always wanted to live in Paris, but I didn’t think I would ever be able to do it after I graduated from university and no longer had an opportunity to study abroad. I thought I would be […]