It was a strange feeling coming home after a few days back east with my family. I guess it’s always that way when you leave your new home for the first time. I was only gone for three nights but it felt like longer. It was a whirlwind trip but it was worth it. It always is. And now that it has settled in that we are permanently living across…
“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to…
“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place, I told him, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again.” – Azar Nafisi Sometimes the words just don’t come. And sometimes, someone has already said it for you. For now, just trying to find…
The french have definitely mastered the art of l’apéritif; some salty nibbly bits and a glass of wine in the sun before dinner, taking time to relax and chat before rushing to the table and diving into the main meal. When I first arrived in France, I was always stumped on what to serve. I knew there would most likely be a cheese board after the meal, and bread would…