About me

My name is Heidi, and I'm an 18 year old recent high school graduate (as of May 2009) currently on a gap year. Despite being Indonesian by nationality, I was born and raised in England and spent the better half of my life as an expat in the Middle Eastern country of Oman. I have had a fascination with the city of Paris and France in general since as long as I can remember, and so I was thrilled to be accepted into a course at the DEFLE (Département d'Etudes de Français Langue Etrangère, or French as a foreign language) at Université de Michel de Montaigne in Bordeaux, where I now reside.

I have been an avid baker since the age of 16, and though I highly doubt I will make a career out of it, it's the only thing I can see myself doing with my life at this point. I've admired the blogs of Orangette, Smitten Kitchen, Cannelle et Vanille, and many others for years now, and I'd love to one day become as successful as them. Although this blog isn't just about food, hopefully regular posting will help hone my culinary skills as well as giving me a writing outlet.