Boston is not far away from the famous Cape Cod. But we more modestly decided to go north, to Cape Ann. Friends told us that was “nature”, and we really needed to see the sea and some countryside. Pourquoi pas ?! Why not. We booked a Zipcar.
We went to an Italian restaurant close to our place: Carlo’s. Well, it wasn’t a success. When Italy meets America, it can be huge… We asked for “doggy bags” at the end of the dinner, but
My conversation partner invited us for a “night’s game”. She had also invited a friend who is a chef for a cookbook publisher. I love the coincidence (that was my job in Paris). Before accepting her invitation, I asked what would be the
We came back to Ikea to buy new furniture and a missing piece in our bed…
Last week, I was invited for dinner at my yoga teacher’s apartment. Obviously, it was a big deal for me: this was my first “girl’s night out” since I moved to Boston. I was so excited about it! Of course my first concern
We went to a bluegrass concert last night at the Berklee Performance Center: Carolina Chocolate Drops. I had never heard of this kind of music or this band. But I saw the movie O’Brother and I like
I need to improve my English. So I wrote an ad, I let it at the French cultural center and wait for people interesting in meeting me to talk in French, and in English. And it
Warning. This post may content very geeky stuff. Words “prefrontal cortex” and “robot-rat” have been censored. What do we know about the world of research? Not much, even if you have read David Lodge books. We
Some stuff we did during the winter in Boston.
Everybody has something to say about New York (“I went there, I lived there, I love Woody Allen / Paul Auster / Taxi Driver / cupcakes, etc.. “). Today, we will contribute to the legend of New York too. I would like to spare you some cliches… Well, it may be
That’s an usual question that people ask me… but I don’t really know what to say, I’m still trying to figure out what I want do in this country. Let me some time…
My knowledge of the history of the United States looks like Frankenstein’s head: a strange mix. How’s that? Maybe I’ve been watching too much movies, and they slowly shaped my mind: Dances with Wolves, westerns movies, The Godfather, Good Morning Vietnam, Sex