Waking up exhausted, I dressed myself in subtle "blue, white, and red" for France's Independence Day, Bastille Day, July 14th: my light...

So, after falling asleep last night to Harry Potter, getting up at 2am, getting myself actually ready for bed, and then finally falling...

Man, did I get myself up early or what!? A solid 6:30am rang out loudly from my alarm. I was not particularly happy about it, but I was...

Nature to serve us or us to serve nature? That is the question that I start the day with as I surround myself with green, green, and I...

Bringing myself next to death felt like an accurate representation of my being after all. Still far from recovery from the amazingly...

My body woke me up naturally today, but it also did not want to get up. Explain that one to me why don’t you. Essentially the day was not...

Getting up this morning was quite the feat. My body was yelling at me: "NOOO STOPPP, SLEEP MOREEEE!" But I had plans and things to do....

This day had been planned to the T. Not an hour in the day was lacking something to do. Indian food for breakfast was the plan. Let me...

I was up at 4:45 am…after going to bed around 1 am. Suffice it to say I was essentially a zombie. Despite the early wake up time, we...

I woke up to a pleasant conversation with my host mom about…boys. She recounted how two girls had acquired boyfriends that took them all...

This is not the story of the Lost City of Atlantis. Sorry to disappoint, but it is quite fascinating nonetheless. I woke up to coffee,...

Did I start the day differently than with coffee and orange juice? No, definitely not. My routine is now etched in stone. I will say...

I got myself up early today. The plan was to head to the Marché aux Puces ("Flea Market") that was all the way out by the last stop on...

Guess what? I sat at the breakfast table sipping on coffee and orange juice...Sound familiar? The most productive claim of the morning is...

Either have secretly morphed into an 80 year-old who has no idea how to use the internet or the world of technology has a personal...

My prospectus for the summer project is due Sunday, and I have done absolutely nothing for it. Five pages describing my research, here we...

Black coffee and the remainder of my prunes from yesterday, I was ready to start one of the hottest days of the week. Doing a little bit...

The start was early to avoid as much of the heat wave as possible. I was trying to be as smart and practical about the state of the...

Welcome to the heat wave is what my warm bedroom told me in the morning. For context, the first few days I was here, this bedroom was...

I knew it was a cute summer dress kind of day. Specifically, it was the day to wear my mama's beautiful floral pink and white layered...