I’m in Italy! It’s happened! The transformation into Liz Gilbert is almost complete! Mwahahaha Okay, so it’s not my intention to actually take over Liz Gilbert’s life. In fact, when I started my blog and created my title to mimic Eat, Pray, Love, I never imagined I’d follow Liz Gilbert’s literal footsteps around the world. … Continue reading Liz Gilbert, I’m Taking Over Your Life
As I alluded to in my last blog, the food in Paris is enough to make one fall in love with the city—and I ate enough to compensate for everyone who has never been. I now understand why people who visit keep coming back. Since I ate enough to produce what I’m referring to as … Continue reading Six Reasons Why Visiting France Is Like Having a Baby
Today we spent the day in Paris proper. We visited Notre Dame and La Defense and Moulin Rouge. We successfully navigated the Metro (I will thank Lauren for that one) and decided to try a free walking tour we found on a brochure.* I LOVED the free tour, and not just because it was free. … Continue reading First Impressions of France: France Redeemed
A note about the French language to the People of France: I believe I am physically incapable of sounding French. I would have a better time speaking in an African clicking language than pronouncing “Rochechouart” or “Batignolles” to a degree worthy enough to be considered language. Nik the Greek had a wonderful time trying to … Continue reading First Impressions of France: No French, No Shoes, No Service
The bugs have found me. It started with what I thought were mutant mosquitos that attacked me in the middle of the night. My second day in Scotland, I woke up with several itchy bites, two on my ankle and one—fortunately enough—on my face. It looks like I’ve got some sort of blemish disease, which … Continue reading “Jenny Bee” Returns
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS BLOG: Since Lauren, whom I’m traveling with, also blogs, we thought it would be wildly exciting to have a dual blog about the same event written from both of our perspectives— one with her “voice” and one with mine. It’ll be like listening to two different eyewitness accounts, and this entry … Continue reading A Tale of Two Blogs: a Cautionary Tale from Hawaii to Scotland
I have arrived in Deutschland! As far as my harrowing adventures go, this one wasn’t too bad. I didn’t have to run through the airport to my gate or have my passport flagged at security (thanks again, London) or be delayed so long I missed my flight. But it wasn’t without incident. I said in … Continue reading Germany: Here to Help You
Bus stations are great fodder for writing because the strangest human beings are there. In fact, it was near the Providence city center bus station that I had an awkward exchange a few weeks ago. I was with a girl I know from Roswell. She attends graduate school at Harvard and came to visit Providence, … Continue reading Travel Diaries Begin Again
Given my multiple blogs on the topic of chewing gum (STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, COME BACK!), I had to share this video. Spoiler alert: there’s a benefit to chewing gum. It’s like I KNEW it; it wasn’t just an obsessive, addictive, unbreakable oral fixation. I am ahead of the game, people. (If only I’d known this in elementary … Continue reading This Is Why You Should Chew Gum
I have an annoying tendency to tell people to read my blog, and it’s not always a good idea. The most regrettable population I target are guys with whom I go on dates. Typically, I don’t come at them with “Read my blog or there will be no second date,” but I adamantly talk about … Continue reading To Share or Not To Share: The Blogger’s Dilemma
They Call Me Fushilou 