I have 10 days left until I return to my home country. I have 10 days left to profit, to eat, to kiss, to love, enjoy the life I have created during my year in France. As one by one my exchange friends start to leave, the more I realize how short time is and… Continue reading La vie est belle
What is this?!? . We’ve gotten so used to living here and dealing with the different nuances of our host countries that they’ve become second nature to us and this has simply just become another place to call home. Welcome to what I call one of the best and worst part of exchange. June 10th… Continue reading Bittersweet
My generation, grew up with VCRs and CDs and IPods and touch screens My generation, is stressed growing up in this economy while all we want to do is be happy and free My generation, grew up with broken hearts raised in divorce with families torn apart My generation, is plagued by… Continue reading Not All is Lost
A smile graces upon the lips of those who are quick to recognize this quirky yet fun word, franglais. It’s a mix between english and french ( but to say french in french is “francais, with the little accent thing on the c 😉 ) and it represents more than just a mixed word at… Continue reading Franglais
There’s something magical that happens when you put more than fifty kids on a bus travelling around Europe, representing several countries and speaking a common yet equally foreign language. There’s something magical that happens when you realize that all the little moments you spend listening to Latino music, speaking a melange of french and English… Continue reading 7 Months
Okay so let’s be honest, whenever I talk to a friend about how I occasionally miss home and that I sometimes get bored, I am oftentimes abruptly cut off with  responses along the lines of ” You’re living in the South of France for a year, don’t complain”…. why yes I am aware of my… Continue reading A better mindframe
what is it? that makes people happy? a thought that becomes emotions eliciting feelings which affect your body so if “happy” is an induced mental state we could create our own…. can’t we? But as quickly as is comes it soon fades away leaving behind the “feeling” of just… being
*reads the captions* 😉 … .. . oftentimes, when we crave a change/we are unable to sit still/restless we are/always searching for a thrill . .. … …. …. … .. . reaching out to friends/ and so through old pictures you sift through/ perhaps searching for motivation/ to somehow feel anew? . .. …… Continue reading Countdown to familiarity
Okay so i’m no certified, degree holding, something-important accomplished human being by any means. I mean you’re going to find mistakes all over here. Three years ago I was in grade 8 and I still think boys are kind of gross-ish. HECK i haven’t even graduated high school or handed in a single community hour… Continue reading That bites
When I walk down the streets of my cosy town, the roads are silent and the skies are illuminated. As dangerous as it may be, there is just something about the simplicity and watching my breath as I exhale in the winter dark nights, I just can’t get over. There is especially one place, I… Continue reading Little Moments
A Wanderer with Words 