Kristie In Paris

Sometimes when I walk down the street, (probably more often when I walk around here in my suburban ‘hood actually), I really do believe that I’m walking through the opening scene of Team America.

That’s the scary thing about this film -  just far away enough to be a joke, just close enough to be almost [...]

Sorry for the EXTREME Australian-isms today, but I’m feeling very homesick (it doesnt happen often) and having another round of culture shock (yes, it is still possible to suffer from culture shock a year and a half after arriving).

I was so pathetic this morning that I texted my sister in law and asked her to [...]

I wrote this on a meetup message board today in response to a question from an Aussie moving to Paris with his family.

Buddha, it just brought me right back to the moment when I bought my own travel insurance back in December 2008, thinking “I’ll just get it for a year, because if I dont [...]

“The dream isn’t over. It’s closer than ever. I just need to take one more step backwards before I can go forwards.”

This is me in my most positive moments.

The rest of the time, I feel like my heart has split open and blobbed on the ground in a big blubbery mess.

I have found [...]