December 2011

2011: A Thing of The Past

by Monica December 31, 2011

2011 was the year of trial and error: I tried on everything I thought would point me into the direction of a sense of Purpose and I let go of … a lot. A friend described me as throwing myself against the wall until I broke through. That sounds about right. While I can’t claim [...]

Life Lessons Learned From Watching Coldplay In Concert

by Monica December 26, 2011

Last week I was lucky enough to attend my first big concert ever in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. It was worth the wait! The band was Coldplay and they were off-the-charts incredible. Regardless of your taste in music, it would be near impossible not to enjoy the show. That’s because lead singer Chris Martin, his band-mates, [...]

Chicago: A Slice of Life

by Monica December 21, 2011

My Kind of Town, Chicago One of my favorite things about traveling to places I’ve been to before is no experience is exactly the same. A few years ago, I spent a week in Chicago while my boyfriend was working there for a film project. I loved my time in The Windy City and this [...]

Do You Want to Be A Good Wizard or A Great Wizard?

by Monica December 15, 2011

I recently finished watching the Harry Potter movie series. I’ll spare you my Top Ten Life Lessons Learned from Watching Harry Potter, but I loved this quote spoken by Harry himself: Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more, believing in yourself. Think of it this way; every great wizard in [...]

Montreal: A Way of Life

by Monica December 12, 2011

For my first international Face to Place destination, I decided it was high time I crossed the border and paid a visit to our friendly neighbors to the north. As luck would have it, my current pay-the-bills job is to stand-in for the actress Karine Vanasse who just happens to be from Quebec and had [...]

The Rise of the Phoenix

by Monica December 5, 2011

Note: This is the first article of my new Travel series: Face to Place. Last week I gave a little introduction that you can read about here. If you think Phoenix, Arizona is just where retired Republicans and NRA card-carrying members go to play golf, soak up some sun, and talk politics, think again. The [...]

Next Stop

by Monica December 1, 2011

Ok, so I’ve been waxing poetic long enough about the direction this website is heading. It’s time to roll up my sleeves and get down to business. These past few months have been a whirlwind of travels, brainstorming, re-evaluating, second-guessing and copious amounts of caffeine. But by diving in and hitting the road without knowing [...]