Damon Dominique

I just spent the last three months revising the last ten years of studying French, so you don't have to. Here are all the shortcuts to textbook french, and all the strategies for street french. In other words, here's all the French I wish I had learned in French Class. Seriously - just save yourself the time, money, and headaches and enroll now! *cue informercial music*

Team D here to reach 1 million this year? The Dominique Republic? Damafia? Let's get to know each other with these 21 questions y'all asked me on Instagram. Is that one game "20 Questions" or "21 questions?" Whatever. I did 21 questions in 20 arrondissements in 20 minutes and 21 seconds for 2021. Booty boom boom boom.

Me in the kitchen? A recipe for disaster. I get nervous when I cut vegetables. When do you put the lid on the pot? Is plastic microwavable? Do you use olive oil for pancakes? All this and more from yours truly, the world's worst chef.

so i'm on a boat, on a river, in paris, in front of the eiffel tower.

Soooooo...about this letter. Um?

C'est juste que...ça me surpend que la France ne gagne pas plus de médailles aux JO parce qu'ils sont très doués pour me faire courir dans tous les sens...

Paris, but make it Texas!

Houston, we have a problem.

Well where do I even start? That guys can't wear tank tops to that club but girls can? That I just want some sweet plantains? That my favorite part of Miami was the Vizcaya gardens which felt, actually, like the least Miami thing? Ugh - I went to Miami and all I got was this lousy video!

Ok, so we got genius mushrooms, ground turmeric, everything but the bagel seasoning — Here’s the official tour of how I furnished my 1 square foot apartment!

Legend has it that if you can make it here, you'll make it anywhere - and that's only because your ears will have endured 534 simultaneous sirens and people yelling on the street.

Red Wine Talks is bAcK and first up is my fireball, stand-up comedian of a friend Cassy, who runs a podcast literally named Globethotter. One thing is for sure: she's a serial solo traveler and the only *tRuE* competition I see...for that French firefighter at the bar Arnaud. Spoiler: she won. But hey bébé, the firefighter ball in Paris happens annually, so what's good this summer, huh?

I ❤️(to hate) New York.

Ok first off, this is one of my favorite Talks yet. Once upon a time, Nasir sent a tweet and got a job at Shut Up and Go. 4 years later, here we are sipping and discussing why we all feel the desire to be liked by everyone...when *we* don't even like everyone? And why you would feel bizarre saying you're a wRiTeR but also, like, you've written for global publications, so you quite literally ARE a writer? Then we dive into Mediocrity™️...everyone agrees it's boring, but why are so few actually stepping beyond it? Then we go into the general dislike for hierarchy and not enjoying the boss-employee power dynamic; how we prefer an ensemble cast; how your job needs you more than you need it; how you might have to lower your modesty to be successful in entertainment - did I mention this is one of my favorites? At this point, y'all had to click See More in the description to read all of this cuz I'm that excited and *still writing. Anyway, all of this and more on his rooftop in Brooklyn (that is apparently next to Terminal 3 at JFK airport!?). The f!ck...

Y’all first off, can you tell us why we now procrastinate on things we once loved and fought so hard for? Ok so in this episode, I'm corrupting the tech and skateboarding sectors of YouTube by breaking into Sara Dietschy and John Hill's new loft and bringing the wine. If you've never been to Dallas, you should know that everyone deserves a glass of wine after one attempt at changing lanes on an 8-lane Dallas freeway, so in many ways, I feel like I'm not so much corrupting as I am *helping* them. Anyway - I like this episode because well, I don't have many "couple" friends, let alone many who live in Texas.

Addressing the "What happened to DamonAndJo?" elephant in the room so I can continue with my next chapter.

I went to Italy just for a panini, and cuz the Open Travel Index said I could with an antigen test. Also, can somebody please find Ermentrude the cat, Narcisse from Tinder, and a new chef for all of Venice? The seagulls are hungry.

It's ELENNNNNNA and we're here to dive into financial education for people who are bored by finance. Why am I stashing all this money for retirement when I'mma be tired and crusty and not in tip-top shape to invest my money on travels around the world rIgHt nOw (at which point I'll be more interesting and more qualified and more world and could make *more* money at any given job?). Anyway, SHE'S NOT A CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT BLAH BLAH BLAH DISCLAIMER THIS DISCLAIMER THAT. In other news: Have Instagram handles take the place of last names? How long can a career on social media *really* last? Are you able to talk to your parents about your dirty laundry? And lastly: how can I steal her passport so my birthplace says Paris?

Oh Pah-ree...what a beaut---is that urine? I know I didn't come to the "most beautiful city on Earth" for THIS. Is this the same Paris I studied abroad in 2011? Let's find out...

Is there a point to life itself, or are we fooling ourselves by distracting ourselves with things like chasing success or love? Why are we so focused on appearing successful or looking for someone to love us - wouldn't that mean that we're prioritizing how others view us instead of how *we* view ourselves? Are big boobs worth it or just straight-up back pain? And why is it so hard to sit normally in this chair? If you're into exploring these kinds of questions and tHouGhT eXpEriMenTs then you're gonna love this episode of Red Wine Talks with yet another subscriber in a coffee shop turned good friend, Anna.

Why does the USA brainwash us into thinking we're the only country that has "freedom?" We know that time is a construct, but still, why does it feel like there's something about turning 30 that seems...so refreshing? And lastly, after all these years around the world, I feel like my friends from the good ol' friendly Midwest would be the *first* to speak up if they felt they were being treated unfairly (which is not the perception people have about that part of the world!?). In other words, they are not afraid to put a rude a$$ mofo in their place. This and more with some of my closest friends from my childhood in Indiana!

Sorry Lonely Planet, but the planet ain't so lonely anymore. His name is Damon and he's...putting the ex in expat, the solo in solo travel, and the lust in wanderlust as he learns about world cultures through dating them. In this travel show pilot that I'll be sending to every TV exec I can find on LinkedIn, I'm diving into Romania, where I have the right to "Romain" silent in the court of love! ????????

The behind the scenes of how I came up with and edited that show pilot from a mac with a missing F key and an inflated 516GB Final Cut Pro library, but still made it work (with lots of eye-rolling and frustrated voice notes to the filmmaker, who doubled as a sit-in therapist).

I’m movin’!