My name is Claire, and I'm Melissa's best friend at college. We met in a class that was truly a bonding experience, and we've been friends ever since. Melissa and I enjoy a lot of the same things, especially Lilly Pulitzer and cooking!
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| Here's a picture of me from this summer! |
I have some things that I love all on my own, too: Italy, true gentlemen, beignets (and all French food, really), my hometown, music, and good perfume. My reasons for these passions follow.
I am majoring in Italian, the cause of my love for all things having to do with Italy. I honestly was indifferent before taking my first college class involving the culture of Italy, and now I can't get enough. In particular, one amazing film is called The Best of Youth. At six hours long, it's really an immersive experience, but it captures both the heartbreak and exhilaration of life in this century.
My love for true gentlemen really shouldn't need explanation, but if you need one, just look to Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (or Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, although Melissa says he seems like a "secret scoundrel").
French food has always been a frenemy of mine. It's a friend in the sense that many of the happiest occasions in my life were spent at a table eating coq au vin, souffles, seafood bisque, and munching on baguettes. It's an enemy, however, when I look at my thighs.
I grew up on a farm in upstate New York, and my hometown is both enchanting and quaint. Just imagine verdant fields separated by lines of trees, shaggy cows grazing, and beautiful old houses nestled in the woods and you have all the best parts of where I come from.
Recently, I've discovered a deep passion for music. Some of my favorite bands are Mumford and Sons, Fleet Foxes, Okkervil River, and Devendra Banhart.
My favorite perfume is Coco Mademoiselle, but I view it as an indulgence reserved for special occasions. My "everyday" perfumes are Clinique Happy Heart and Cool by Ralph Lauren.
So that's me: Claire Bear. All of my loves up there for you to see!
