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Category Archives: Life

It’s Okay That I Can’t Photograph, Because Photos Can’t Capture This

If I had good photography skills, I’d photograph what I made for dinner tonight for the boyfriend: gnocchi bacon gratin, sauteed green beans and Victoria sponge cupcakes with a glass of prosecco. (You all wish you were dating me!) But even if I could photograph well, it still wouldn’t capture what the best parts of [...]

The Potential to Fall in Love a Thousand Times

This is one of my favorite quotes, and it’s something to think about on this day of love (emphasis is my own): We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime. It’s easy. The first girl I ever loved was someone I knew in sixth grade. Her name was [...]

The Year of the Water Dragon

Yesterday was the first day of Chinese New Year, and I didn’t even have time to sit down and blog about it! Chinese New Year is my favorite holiday, and for long-term readers of my blog, you’ll remember that I spent last Chinese New Year alone and in the hospital during my time abroad in [...]