Category: life
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This week I am…
…going to Istanbul! Ever since visiting Morocco, I’ve been craving more exotic travel. …feeling very middle class. …heeding the call of the ocean. …celebrating the 223rd birthday of Paris’ Musée du Louvre! …shopping for sweet gifts. …following one of my favorite food writer’s biggest career change. …taking a closer look at my airplane seat.
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Press pause
Trying to find an apartment over these past few weeks has been pretty frustrating. Really frustrating. So frustrating I’ve developed a sort of tick in my left eye. It’s not very attractive. I’ve been trying to put my finger on why this apartment search is infinitely more tiring than all of the other times I’ve…
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This week I am…
…wearing a striped shirt (because I own, ummm, seven.) …incorporating homemade pumpkin puree into everything. …embracing feminism. …rereading this article. Gives “baby talk” a new meaning. …planning an escape to one of these Swiss villages. …leaving voicemails begging for an apartment! (This is why you hate the sound of your voice.) …fascinated by this underwater recycling…
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This week I am…
…still looking for an apartment. It is really hard in Switzerland. …shopping for some new bed linens. …trying to understand Benghazi. This article helped. …bundling up. How cute are these gloves? …incorporating my stash of Italian hazelnuts into dinner. …attempting a new hairstyle. …totally distracted by chewing/slurping. Am I secretly a genius? …loving Google’s modern take on…
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This week I am…
…booking flights. Look at this! …getting inspired by this dark design trend. …washing the dishes by hand (I mean I don’t have a dishwasher, but still…) …getting a reservation at this dorm. …throwing the “BMI” scale out the window, I guess. …cooking with pumpkins. …taking a long walk in the woods.
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Apartment hunting in Switzerland
You may have noticed over the past two months how many times I’ve mentioned that we are looking for a new apartment in Geneva…and yet, those few mentions are just the tip of the iceberg. It has been an all-consuming, ongoing, exhaustive process that has challenged me on so many levels. Linguistically, physically and emotionally.…
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This week I am…
…back from Ireland–I certainly see why they call it the Emerald Isle! …voting for this museum to be created. …putting ice in my wine. Deal with it. …chuckling over this hilarious Instagram account. …planning a trip to one of these hard-to-reach countries for 2016. …sighing over this gorgeous California home. …splashing through puddles in new…
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This week I am…
…polishing my travel writing. …job hunting. The most satisfying jobs. …apartment hunting. The best updates for fall. …making my favorite soup recipe. …applauding this move by one of my favorite actresses. …reading these compelling stories. …flying here this weekend!
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This week I am…
…stressing about finding an apartment–I guess it’s good for me. …feeling inspired by my favorite film director. …re-reading this “life after crime” story. …sharing this adorable video. …stocking up on hand sanitizer for my next flight. …taking this article to heart before my next Instagram post. …coveting these for the fall strolls around Geneva. …baking! (My…
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My favorite souvenir from Greece
I went to Greece with plans to shop, since the country is more affordable than Switzerland. And I did bring home a few special things (like an olive wood cutting board and a gold necklace), but my most cherished souvenir was completely free–the pebbles I collected on Firiplaka Beach. We found Firiplaka beach on accident…
Paige Langton 