Anouchka Talks

Habibi and I are not at all fanciful.  In fact, every time I try to do something cute (and/or Pinterest-y), I end up frustrated and with egg on my face.  So, we've just decided to embrace our straightforward, blunt way of doing things.  To give you an idea of how we roll, let me tell you a little bit about our life journey together... On our second date, I told Habibi that I really wasn't interested in ever getting married.  Sure I like liked  him ("like liking" would soon change to love), but it just wasn't something I planned for my future.  Seven months later when he proposed (see how that went for me?), I simply said yes.  There was no video, no fireworks, no wild story, no pictures.  He told me to close my eyes (I insisted on sitting on the floor if I had to close my eyes because I was afraid he'd push me on the ground) and when I opened them, there he was, on one knee, holding a ring.  Afterwards, we kissed and he told me I had coffee breath.  I do

One side France, the other side Switzerland!  Can't tell which?  Why should I? The Jura region (foothills to the Alps), France

Habibi took this one of the balcony of our first apartment.  The apartment was abysmal, but  this view was breathtaking. Midwest, USA

I am not tall.  I am not blonde.  I am not skinny.  Triple threat, or three strikes I'm out? Neither a Marilyn nor an Audrey, I -like most women- fall somewhere in the middle.  Despite the junk in my trunk, I do not have the balanced curves to turn Happy Birthday  into a seductive display.  One of my thighs is as big around as Ms. Hepburn's 19 inch waist.  I may be Middle Eastern, but far from exotic...petite, but nowhere near delicate... Lately, I have been working with one of my tutoring clients on improving her reading skills in French.  One excellent way to practice this is to read popular magazines; the articles are simple and short, there are relevant ads that help with language development, and, if you're lucky, there might be a fun quiz to take!  It's no surprise to any of us that the covers of such publications as Glamour, Marie Claire, or Cosmopolitan  (or their French editions) are plastered with images of women with perky -yet subtle- curves, concave st

Saint Charles Bridge , Prague, Czech Republic A stunningly romantic (and be-pickpocketted) location by night. Truly an unforgettable atmosphere.