Date a Girl Who Reads

“Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve. Find a girl [...]

Les Mots de Français

About a year ago, I started reviewing my French language skills in earnest, as part of my 15 Before 30 list. I took French courses all throughout high school and for a year in college, but I’ve never obtained the fluency I hope for. Now, with the help of language software, I’m slowly but surely [...]

The Flags We Wave

233 years ago, a bunch of old white dudes we now call the Founding Fathers adopted the “Stars and Stripes” flag as the official flag of the newly formed United States of America. And thus today is Flag Day, a little known, infrequently commemorated holiday that does not give us a three-day weekend. But even [...]