My Uncle Harvey passed away a few days ago, and I am deeply saddened by it. Uncle Harvey was my dad's eldest brother, and they were very close. He was my godfather, and an overall wonderful person. Uncle Harvey took me, and my brother fishing when we were boys, we also went camping, and hunting… Continue reading Goodbye Uncle Harvey

I love Books. It is a dream of mine to own a home with a huge library, something akin to the one in Beauty & the Beast. My love affair with reading began when I was younger. My mother first taught me to read in kindergarten, the book was about a pig who liked to… Continue reading Books, Livres, Bücher, Libri

I recently returned from a trip to NYC for a couple of job interviews. Over the last year I have realized how much I have missed The City that Never Sleeps. Although Paris is my home, New York City is my crutch. On this trip I lined up two job interviews with two outstanding Non-Profit… Continue reading New Amsterdam, revisited

Being a student of history, I have always wanted to trace back my family line to discover more about where I come from. I have been able to trace my last name "Gavit" all the way back to 1440 when the name was "Gavey." Below is a crude sort of family tree I am working… Continue reading My Family Tree

Over the Holiday break, I was at my boyfriend's place enjoying the festivities and we went to one of his friends to ring in the new year. His friends (J & S) are a couple of great guys, and very sweet to me. When we arrived to their place, J told me to "Hold On" in… Continue reading The Ties that bind me

As 2016 comes to a close I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. I am thankful for all of the incredible people in my life who have helped make this year so amazing. So much joy, and so much love helped in a year with so much sadness and hatred. 2017… Continue reading Joyeux Noël et bonne année

It has been a while since I have written a new post, after the horrible election night outcome I have been battling a surge of emotions. Anger, Sadness, Terror, Hatred, Regret, Loathing....the list goes on. Thinking that someone as egotistical and narcissistic as he could be president is scary enough, but when you combine that with the pure… Continue reading The Terror Inside

Two Hundred Twenty-Three years ago, Marie Antoinette lost her head. She has always had a strong influence on my life. It has been a quest of mine to learn more truths about this legend of a Queen, with all anecdotes and erroneous attributions set aside. To many, "Let them eat cake" is the first thing… Continue reading Marie Antoinette

First of all, I want to pay respects for the people who have already died from the hurricane that has went through Haiti and is on it's way up the east coast of the USA. I hope people are smart and safe. This story is about the time that Victoria and I drove to Florida… Continue reading Hurricanes

November 7th 2000. The night that the citizens of the United States of America were screwed. The night the Media discovered that they can control the political arena. The night an idiot was elected to be the ruler of a nation. This is my first hand account of what had happened that night. I was… Continue reading Election Night in Austin Texas