• Sight-seeing

    Père Lachaise Cemetery

    Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery inside the city limits of Paris, specifically located in the 20th arrondissement. Here, there are quite a few famous people buried amongst the 43 hectares (106 acres) of land. Chopin, Edith Piaf, Jim Morrison,…

  • Beginnings,  leap of faith

    Food and the French: Part 2

    France is what got me into food and food is what brought me back to France. Fast forward to 14 years after my exchange, August 2016. I graduated from Columbus State Community College with an Associates degree in Hospitality Management:…

  • Beginnings

    Never too early…

    I am now 10 days out and I have started to pack my suitcases because I know myself all too well.  Over the next 10 days I will pack and repack my suitcases (yes, there will be more than one)…

  • Beginnings

    And so it begins…

    I booked my flight the other night. The first part of my journey. I feel like a Baggins, staring at the front door, trembling in my boots to make the next step. The first part of my journey. I will…

  • Beginnings

    Happy new year and such!

    I am horrible at these things. {Considering my last post is from waaay too long ago.} I always have such high hopes for this and then life happens. Responsibilities, work, family, bills, unexpected happening. I’m much better at writing in…