Does anyone have a coconut bra? ’cause I’m going to need it. For non-New Englanders, you may have heard in the news that the east coast got hit with a major blizzard, the “Nemo” storm, last weekend. For fellow New…
During the week that I spent on the Carnival Ecstasy – the cruise ship that took us around the Bahamas, I spent almost every night in my bunk bed, all cozied up, watching crime fighting shows before shutting out the…
Less than a week after I got back from my cruise to the Bahamas, I carpooled to Connecticut to see the Backstreet Boys concert at MGM Grand, and it was quite a surreal experience for me. When I was growing…
In an attempt to wrap up the recap of my cruise in the Bahamas, I’m going to smush the last 3 days into one post. The second place we docked at was at Nassau, a city on the island of…
The first island we docked at after taking off from Florida was Half Moon Cay. And OH MY GOOD GOLLY GRACIOUS ME – you have not seen blue water until you’ve seen the blue water of the beach at Half…
After my last blog post in early December, I went through a mentally exhausting week of finals, and followed it up with a flight to Florida and a one week cruise in the Bahamas. I thought I’d share some photos…
I love Christmastime – lights and decorations everywhere, people abuzz with holiday spirit, crisp winter air – the city is just so much more lively and beautiful during this time of year. One of my favorite things around Christmastime is…
Until a couple of years ago, I had never had an American-style Thanksgiving. Of course, our family always got together for the holiday, but we’ve always had cultural food. So until recently, I didn’t know what turkey tasted like, nor…
At last, Thanksgiving break is here. After months of studying for exams, I finally got my first good night of sleep last night =) Whether that’s from alcohol or from the pure exhaustion of sleep deprivation, I’ll never know. Either…
I’m not a breakfast person. I never have been. Waffles are bland without syrup, and I don’t like syrup, so waffles are bland. Cereal is dry without milk, and I’ve detested the taste of milk since I’ve been weaned off…