This year I deepened my relationship to music (I’m a lyrics gal) and worked toward crafting a lush and creative life.
Category: Cultural Differences
The Evil Eye
Its a deeply held belief in many cultures – BUT NOT IN AMERICA – that being the object of envy can bring you very bad luck.
The Necklace
The story of a boy who delivered to me a mysterious necklace in Algeria comes up during a trip to Costa Rica in an unexplainable coincidence.
Washington DC is the Paris of America
After I decided not to be another Emily in Paris, I started to see Paris all over Washington DC.
The Space Between Us
DC’s rule-following, personal space-adoring, walk-on-the-left-stand-on-the-right ethos is starting to get to me. Also, that humidity! Oof.
All American Culture Is Not My Own
I might have saved myself some embarrassment if I’d recognized that even in America, there’s plenty I don’t understand about different cultures.
Two Concerts and Quite a Few Whiskey Gingers
An avant-garde concert where I’m repeatedly shhhed makes me cry, but dancing at a fun neo-soul show reaffirms my love of live music.
The Silos of DC
In hyper-efficient Washington DC, there’s a set time and place for everything, which can make impromptu human connection difficult.
A Pleasant Year in Princeton
A gap year in Princeton University was exceedingly pleasant, if not a wee bit too quiet.
Emily’s Guide to Algiers
We moved from Algiers to Princeton, New Jersey 10 months ago, and as I’ve said, I miss Algiers, Algeria, North Africa, and living abroad in general. Don’t get me wrong, a hundred things about living in comfy and convenient America are aces, but sometimes when I see a friend’s photos of a party shot from […]
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