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Student becomes teacher becomes student

January 3, 2012

Did you guys see that Jet Blue is having a sale today and tomorrow? Me too, which was pretty distressing given that I booked a ticket on Sunday for an interview next month. The fare is $45 lower today than it was on Sunday. I was on the phone with my mom when I realized [...]

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Cooking classes abroad

October 8, 2011

Eating local food is always a highlight when we travel, so it makes sense that we should make an attempt to learn how to cook the food we consume. The New York Times published an article recently highlighting some cooking classes abroad. It’s a short (and sort of expensive) list, but a good place to [...]

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Yelp Culture Club

September 23, 2011

I was looking up a restaurant on Yelp the other day and ran across an advertisement for the Yelp Culture Club. For the entire month of October, Yelp is showcasing the best of the arts and entertainment throughout Boston. Many of the events are discounted or even free, but may require an RSVP. Events [...]

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Just to clarify, I was not in Alcoholics Anonymous

July 5, 2011

Ann Arbor is a lot to type, so I always abbreviated it as AA in the emails I sent to my friends during the month I recently spent there. Apparently, I should have said A2 or A^2 or the ridiculous-sounding Ace Deuce, because everyone thought I was in Alcoholics Anonymous. While I’m no alcoholic, I [...]

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Free Car Wash from Weforia!

June 27, 2011

There are a ton of things on my list of things to do during my month in Michigan, and last week I managed to check a major one off my my list. I drove into Detroit to visit the Michigan Theater, once a magnificent theater, now a magnificent parking deck. I won’t make any commentary [...]

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Mid-week roundup

May 24, 2011

It’s almost hump day…slow week! Pretty: Small changes make a big difference in Red Jet Whistle’s bedroom makeover. Anthropologie starts a tumblr, Etymologie. I also enjoy the Rue La La and BurdaStyle tumblrs. In case you can’t afford Anthropologie drawer pulls, just pull together any pulls you can find. Drawer pulls don’t have to [...]

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Paris finds

April 21, 2011

I did end up going fabric shopping in Paris (feels like months ago, but it was only 4 weeks!). It was a perfect day, sunny and warm. Rue d’Orsel had everything I needed. You can pair your shopping trip with a visit to Montmarte. I got: a chiffon border print a wax print another wax [...]

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Communal dining in Paris

April 19, 2011

Since I was traveling alone in Paris last month, I thought it would be a good idea to insert myself into situations where I would be forced to meet other people. There are a lot of ways to do this in Paris, on tours, in classes, at hostels, and the less popular, but equally great [...]

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Reading like a local

April 5, 2011

I am a nerd who sewed a fabric cover for her Lonely Planet guidebook. I figured if I did this, strangers would not mark me as a tourist and try to take advantage of me. Also, I thought it would make the book cuter. As I was stitching this up, my friend says, “You know [...]

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How to book a cheap (and nice) hotel room

March 31, 2011

I was chatting with Stephanie from Graduated Learning about how to minimize costs for wedding travel the other day and figured I’d make a post about it. Above, you see the view from my hotel room in Paris. I stayed in a small boutique hotel in a great neighborhood not too far from the opera [...]

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