Leaving the US
This is Not America
Memory, myth, and what burns after the fireworks
amerexit
leaving america
Not the plan, but the routine
Living in Europe was never the dream. But here I am, sorting archives, mispronouncing things, and learning how to stay.
Leaving the US
Changing Default Options
Adapting to a new place doesn’t always mean starting over, it sometimes means waking up to what’s changed.
Leaving the US
On Bureaucracy and the Quiet Art of Belonging
why French paperwork always feels a bit personal
leaving america
The Alligator-Crocodile Practice of Cultural Comparison
How Tiny Details, Forgotten Songs, and Awkward Moments Help You Build a Life Abroad
Soundtrack
Where Have All the One-Hit Wonders Gone? A Franco-American Time Warp of 1980s Pop
Nostalgia grenades, prom anthems, and the songs everyone knows - at least in France
amerexit
You Can’t Find Yourself If You Don’t Know How to Search
Research, Rants About Moving, and the Real Work of Building a Life Abroad
Leaving the US
Not in Our Timeline
On grief, leaving, and the slow unlearning of some of the myths that bind us*.
Leaving the US
License Suspended Animation: 30 Years Later
A ghost ticket from the '90s, an AI-powered database, and why government is still better at faxing than fixing.