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Coming back to NYC with the UN

This summer I had to travel to NYC for work quite unexpectedly. It was a short trip to attend some meetings with the UN, among which was the High-Level political forum on sustainable development.

The Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival was one of the things in my bucket list before leaving DC.

The festival is DC’s largest all-local music benefit in support of Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region. Continue reading “Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival”

Today I finally went to the National Arboretum with a couple friends.

This place had been on my wish list for a long time but I had not managed to visit it up until now that I am about to move to Geneva.

Here you will find a random selection of pictures that I’ve been taking during these past months in DC Continue reading “Random DC pictures”

I was in NYC last weekend because my cousin came to visit NYC and we met there. We really enjoyed exploring the city together!

I just came back from a memorable long weekend in Miami and Key West to celebrate one of my best DC friends’ 30th birthday. Nothing beats tropical vibes, that’s for sure! Continue reading “How to spend the perfect tropical getaway in Miami & Key West”

Here I am again with another episode in my ‘Friday Discoveries‘ series. Continue reading “Sackler Gallery & National Museum of African Art”

Here are some pics of my recent Friday discoveries: the US Botanic Garden and the Hirshhorn Museum.

What an ‘unpresidented’ weekend it was!

I have to admit I did not attend any of the big events these days, nor Trump’s Inauguration nor the Women’s March.

Instead I decided to stay at home and declutter my apartment – see related post here. Continue reading “An ‘unpresidented’ weekend”

I went on a ski day trip with friends to Liberty Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, just 1h30 away from DC.

It was so much fun (and a bit scary) to ski again after soooo many years.