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Since childhood reading has been a big part of my life. I try to read as often as I can, however sometimes life gets in the way and my guilty pleasure of a good book and a glass of wine has to be put on hold. I began reading Adria’s new novel on a flight home to Miami after visiting my sister in North Carolina. Her characters took a hold of me immediately and I was hooked.  I read vigorously on my iPad through flight delays and connections until the battery went dead, I continued...

Sass, Wit and Wisdom By A Fashion Icon – Coco Chanel I’ve always been a fan of Chanel… the brand and the mademoiselle who changed the course of women’s fashion (Merci for the LBD). Not only was Coco Chanel one of the most influential and powerful figures of the past century, she was also one of the sassiest and sharp-witted women in the fashion industry. Her views on fashion, life, and love have been written about and shared throughout the years. Here are some o...

It is no secret that Parisians value formality. ‘La Politesse’ reigns supreme in the City of Light. While some foreigners may see this attention to formality as “rudeness,” the French see this as a necessary part of daily life and consider it rude to not be formal. Making a good first impression can go a long way in opening yourself up to a positive experience with the locals you may encounter in your travels through Paris. By paying attention to a few French...

Chances are you’re not one of the 80 million people out there who speaks the French language as their native tongue.  Or perhaps one of the lucky 50 million who speak it as their second language.  Oui ou non? Don’t worry, neither am I. As a matter of fact, I am still waiting for the board of education of Hudson County, NJ to knock on my door and demand I surrender my high school diploma. Porquoi you ask?  Well, I must confess that I never took a single foreign language class...