on courage & work

I’ve been thinking about courage and vulnerability quite a bit as of late. It seems most of our career in marketing is steered by how well we are able to market ourselves. “All of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most…

work & rest

I just finished doing ‘Warrior’ with my fave Tony from P90x3, I’m sipping a carrot & orange smoothie in a wine glass and I’m listening to Gregory Alan Isakov. Basically, it’s been a most peaceful Saturday. But this week hasn’t been all calm – it’s been more raging seas and crashing waves than soft waters. Let…

To you, dear school that changed my life.

When I first entered the Cité Scolaire Internationale in Lyon, I had no idea how much that school would influence my future. My friendships, career and confidence mainly came from the 7 years I spent in that huge, concrete and window-filled prison. Building, I mean building. Let me set the context: little 12 year old…

Interview outfit

Skype interviews are pretty interesting: you have to get over the fact that it won’t go as expected. You may hang up without meaning to, or your cat will suddenly decide it loves you and climb into your lap. One thing you can control is how you’re dressed (yay being an adult!). For every interview…

The secret to a happy marriage

A few days ago I wrote an article with my 21 year old wisdom on the subject of love. I left it as a draft. Though I am a firm believer in the fact that there is no age for maturity (I’ve met some very small 50 year olds in my time), I do like…

A few weeks in Bosnia

I feel it’s only normal to take this much time after a mission before I write too much about what it was like: I neither want to be too emotional about it or focus on details that were only important there and not here. So here it goes. There was lots of driving. I’m talking…

A show of unity

Much needed jazz playlist for tonight or old school christmas tunes for you. There are two types of people on social media right now: those who – like me – pasted blue, white and red on their profile picture, and those who did not. In the latter group, some just don’t really feel the need…

The tears of a nation

#PrayForParis: a hashtag that has populated hundreds of posts on Facebook, millions on Twitter. Our world has come together with these words, as we all turn to something bigger than us. Religious or not, many of my friends turned to prayer faced with such a shocking tragedy. This morning we had class with our professor…

Cold white screens & warm wrinkly hands

This playlist for today – it’s not a subliminal message. A few years back I wrote an article for The Rebellution on technology. We millennials spend a majority of our time trying to connect via social networks, and I think it’s because of our insatiable desire to do just that: connect. I’m the first to blatantly confess I’ve “cyber-stalked” guys, and I spend too…

Why our generation really might change the world

You know why I have hope for my generation? Every few months, I get to see thousands of anonymous internet-users come together and help out a family in need. Sending cards to an autistic kid via imgur, or money to a 7 time cancer-fighting 12 year old, or helping a homeless Parisian man get his dog back. Sure, we…

Gluten free peace

I’m feeling extremely sassy tonight and can’t even imagine taking off my makeup because my eyebrows are more on fleek than usual (they are like my favorite children, my pride and joy). So here goes a lovely rant about a verse that always seems to come up. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will…

Querencia – where you draw your strength from

Looking for an internship is a trippy experience: you want to aim for the best agencies and brands. These agencies are getting hundreds of application from students in the same position as you, and having to invest in a person they don’t know personally for 6 months. For some big groups that doesn’t have too much…