Tag: gifts
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Florence III: Opening Night Cont’d
New Generation Festival-Night I I find the second half of the opera to be much more enjoyable than the first and once the show ends, I go in search of the restroom. When I come out, I make my way to the room where a Jazz band is set up for the next phase of…
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Florence I: Joy, Grace, Pleasure & Heart
When I arrived in Florence today there was almost a snafu with my luggage but I managed to get through it and make it to the shuttle stop with minimal fuss. At the pickup spot I met three Americans who were super cool and had just rounded up a trip in Paris prior to arriving…
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Nice: la Colline du Château & some more museums
I spent the first part of the day at the sports museum attached to the Stade de Nice. I’m not a huge sports person but the museum had an amazing exhibition of sports portraits done by C15, a street artist, that had vibrant blues and reds. The second part of my day was spent at…
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Paris Again Vol.2 Part 1
Welcome to Paris! I had made plans to go down to Bordeaux and visit Marthe for the upcoming weekend but a phone call from home quickly changed those plans. My cousin reached out to inform me that her friend at the last minute pulled out of their Paris trip so I offered to take her…
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Helicopter Tour
The next morning, after getting ready for the day, I head down to breakfast and Claire’s daughter shows me some works from her art collection. She then does the sweetest most unexpected thing: offering me one of her paintings. Of course I had to accept! – but on the condition that she sign the art…
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Wigging Out
On Wednesday Marthe wanted to get Marley hair so we went to the beauty supply store and I ended up trying (many) wigs. I settled on Beyoncé (wig style name) but the color I wanted wasn’t available so with the help of one of the store clerks, I was able to get the one on display…
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Golf Carts and Starbucks
I attend a large university with lots of huge hills. Once in a while, one will come across golf carts and I’ve always wanted to ride the golf carts to class. My wish came true today. I am just walking from the diner
Aisha Isabelle 