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What to eat in the south of France

France is known for delicious food. But as a pescetarian, I sometimes struggled to find dishes I could eat. Of course, I devoured the...

Music, museums and the mediterranean

I decided to extend my stay here because Nice continues to surprise me every day when I stumble upon lively pedestrian squares, lively...

Living the Provençal life

Arriving in Aix, I received a warm welcome from family of one of my best friends, Becca Young! Alice, Becca’s aunt, met me at the train...

Promenade à travers Paris

Paris has been a beautiful whirlwind of color, smells and aching feet… Oh how my feet ache at the end of a long day of walking up...

ABOUT ME

Salut! My name is Tessa, and I am spending the next five months pushing past my cultural, culinary and comfort confines to travel solo through Europe and Northern Africa. I will be stationed for three of these months in Morocco's capital city of Rabat, where I will be volunteering in a mental health clinic, serving Morocco's large population of disadvantaged youth and practicing my French. Follow my personal and professional journey as I describe my life in the palmeraies.