What is your favorite time of day and why? The morning, preferably early. I tend to wake up easily and absolutely adore breakfast. To me, the thought of leisurely sipping a cup of green tea and digging into breakfast--whether it be cinnamon oatmeal, muesli with yogurt, or the special occasion pancake--is contentment actualized. Brunch is the best, too. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? That's a tough one, and I don't really have a realistic answer because I believe it's the people there who make any place matter. But I did mention this once before: "I would already have multiple residences around the world. They wouldn't be extravagant, just simple, and big enough to entertain myself and one or two friends. There'd be apartments in Paris, Santiago, and Montréal, a quaint townhouse in San Francisco, and a home in Australia (city tbd). I'd be fluent in Spanish and French and visit all of the continents often. Oh, and a loft in the Manhattan would be much appreciated as well." Yep. I think I'll stick with that answer ;).
If you could go back in time and change one event in your life would you, and if so, what event? I'm tempted to say nothing at all, because like my grandmother, "there's no life I can imagine wanting more than the one I have right now." But, I'm going to have to go with George Saunders' speech at my alma mater's graduation: "What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness." It might sound idealistic, but I do wholeheartedly agree. If you were given €50,000 what would you do with it? In my most practical attempt, I'd reserve about half for loan repayment and divide what remained between my parent's retirement fund, my siblings' college debt, and an effective cause. Then again, I also wouldn't mind spending a sliver of the unexpected money on a fabulous trip to Asia...
What is your dream holiday destination? Right now it's the coast of Vietnam, but that dream changes from time to time. I'm also still lusting over India, South Africa, Egypt, New Zealand, Japan, and Australia. Even Alaska and Hawaii in the beautiful USA would be great. Maybe some day :). If you could switch careers to anything you'd like (and be instantly qualified for it) what career would you choose? I hope with all my heart that I'm actually moving in the direction of this ideal career--one that's located in a metropolitan area, includes ample amount of social research and communications strategy, and requires international travel (preferably to conferences) from time to time. If you happen to know of any opportunities that meet all the requirements above, please sign me up.
{the view of Parc Monceau that made it all worth it} |
I remember reading your Iceland posts a year ago! So happy to have met you and hooray for one year! Enjoy it while you can, I miss the place (and you) like crazy!
ReplyDeleteSo, so happy to have met you here, too! Paris misses you.
DeleteI love that you would put money into your parent's retirement fund! That would be very thoughtful of you! Not many people take care of their parents as they should!
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I couldn't imagine not - they've been such an amazing support always :)
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ReplyDeleteSo glad you did the 6 things post! And LOVE that South Africa is on your travel bucket list... Come visit meeee! xxx
ReplyDeleteI WOULD LOVE TO COME VISIT YOU. Really, really :) xo
DeleteHappy one year Francoversary! A year goes by fast, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteWhen I first moved here back in 09, I had another blog filled with awkward and random posts. I didn't think it would be possible (especially back then) but we really do grow as bloggers and it's nice to look back at old submissions to see how much we've improved.
A year is a very special milestone, I wish you another fantastic year filled with challenges and happiness, here in Paris! xo.
Thank you! It does. And I completely agree. Love having those archives to both impress and embarrass myself with ;) thank you for the well wishes! Very appreciated. xo
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