March 25th marks my birthday-- this year, I turn 27. I've comfortably entered my late twenties, and it's quite surreal to think that I have done and seen so much of this world in my young life...and there remains a lot more to discover! I've made it a tradition in the last five years to … Continue reading 27 Lessons I Learned in 27 Years
Tag: musings
Hey, all! I hope you're enjoying the new year (and new decade!) so far. A couple of weeks ago, I read a post from Clazz of An Orcadian Abroad in which she recounts her years of travel and personal growth throughout the 2010's. I was especially moved by her story of her shop business and … Continue reading A Decade of Travel: My Experiences
Salut, all. It has been over seven months since I last posted a "Life Update" on this blog. It has also been almost six months since I left France indefinitely to return to the US. Plenty of things-- the good and the bad-- have happened since coming back, and I'm dedicating this post to recounting … Continue reading Life Update #13: I Left France, New Job, Future Plans…
Up until this past May, I had been a teacher for four years. Specifically, I was an ESL teacher who had taught English abroad in France. I taught various grade levels, from middle school to university level, from preteens to full-grown adults. I consider it my "first real job" out of college, and while it … Continue reading 10 Things I’d Like to Tell my Students (as a former teacher)
(inspired by Paris, France-- July 2014) A View from Montmartre The Sacré Coeur blesses me tonight under the gaze of les étoiles the heat melting memories in late July, fireworks still sticky on the back of my neck. There's a carafe for two, at ease with you, laughter over the bill as I'm blushing rosé confessions … Continue reading A View from Montmartre (poem)
Rebecca Goes Rendezvous 