Paris loves
Je suis tres heureuse ici :))))))))))))
But of course, I was kissed in Paris!
When I lived here, on my first day in the city at the Eiffel Tower, I met a man who was nice to me. As I was naive, I was just happy to be speaking French. Long story short, he… Read more ›
Paris: part II :) Hey anglos, it’s friendly here!
Hola! Bref, I lived here in 2001-2 for school and it was def a learning experience. Coming back after eight yrs had me thinking: what will it be like? Can I still speak French? Will they be nice to me?… Read more ›
European posts: First off, PARIS!!!!!!
Wow, it hasn’t even been a full day in Paris but I feel quite alive!!!! Despite this keyboard which will make editing more difficult, la vie parisienne est tres tres belle! Now if only I could concentrate on work instead… Read more ›
New discoveries: HCMC
Well, in the past couple of months, I’ve been blessed with time to relax and do things that I ordinary don’t do when I’m taking care of editing deadlines. Numero 1: COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!!!!! If you know me, you’d… Read more ›
GRE: two weeks later
Honestly, the math permutations and percentages are no longer floating in my head. But what about the graduate-level (ahem bombastic) vocabulary that I have acquired? I learned over 400 new words yet I still don’t know what nugatory and pontificate… Read more ›
Dalat, Dalat!
Say it like “New York….New Yoooooooooooork!!!!” I love alliteration but all I keep thinking of is “Delicious Dalat” and that’s not so appropriate though lots of different fruits and veggies are grown in Dalat like artichokes, avocados, strawberries, funky lettuce…yum… Read more ›
Cathy vs giant spider part II (unfortunate incident)
Why do these kind of things always have to happen to me? So I’ve been out of town for a couple weeks and when I come back, at night, I see a giant spider (let’s say about 10cm across including… Read more ›
My dear “precious” blog
Oh my goodness, it’s my first post of 2009 and it’s already the second half of the year!!! Oopsies, talk about neglect! But I’m back or I’ll try to write more regularly so that the few peeps interested in the… Read more ›
God gave me energy
Hola! Anyone who knows me knows that I am hipper hyper, supa duper, well, happy/annoying, depending on if you like me? C’est vrai and I know since only ppl who know me read this, basically you agree. 🙂 🙂 🙂… Read more ›