I’m so happy to live in France; it is literally a dream come true. There are so many things to love about living here, but boy, has it been harder than I anticipated. Before I moved here, I had already been living abroad for 6 years. I thought I was a pro at creating community and navigating bureaucracy. But France is turning out to be quite different than the places I’ve lived before.

London has no shortage of places to visit. In a city this big, you could spend weeks here and still not see it all. But there’s one street I always urge travelers to seek out: Lamb’s Conduit Street. During my years in London, this was my go-to street for coffee, wine, dinner, cheese - almost anything indulgent. And, it’s practically hidden in plain sight, right in the heart of Central London.

In a moment of uncertainty I decided to take on one of my biggest adventures yet - traveling from Amsterdam, to Istanbul, by car, with my dog, Bindi. It ended up being more of an adventure than I ever could have imagined!