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Tag: fireworks

  • A Country’s Birthday

    Happy July 4th! It’s been a minute and then some since I’ve written here, because pesky final exams for my first year of med school got in the way, but I’m back for the long haul (meal planning for the fall will hopefully free up more writing time for me!). I’ve always loved Independence Day […]

  • Bastille Day

    Happy Bastille Day! This day celebrates July 14, 1789 in which the Bastille prison fell and ended Louis XVI’s monarchy all over France and its territories. This means… fireworks! I really like this French holiday because it reminds me of my fantastically awesome Paris host family. One of my host brothers was named Bastien, and […]