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Pasadena, CA: Practicing Escapism at The Huntington Library

By: Mariam Makatsaria January 16, 2020July 20, 2020

Culture, Styleescapism, Escapism in Los Angeles, Huntington, Richard Cosway, The Huntington LibraryLeave a Comment

We all have that place—that one place we go to that makes us feel like we’re somewhere else entirely. It could be an LA joint that reminds us of a café terrace we frequented in Paris, or an ice cream parlor, or a wall of paperback books. You get the gist. Up until August of…

Mariam Makatsaria

I was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, a pint-sized country in the heart of the Caucasus with an endearing food-and-wine-obsessed culture. I grew up in Cairo, Egypt where I learned the language and accepted Middle Eastern traditions as my own. Now, I’m in the United States—or more specifically, in sunny California—writing and editing my days away. As a journalist, I’m someone who’s constantly listening and asking questions.

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