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Summers in France & Les Grandes Vacances
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What France Understands About Protest That America Doesn’t
With over 3.5 million protesters in a single day and 4,000+ farmer actions in 2024 alone, France treats protest as civic duty—not spectacle. Meanwhile, 132 million Americans line up for Black Friday
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Modern Light in Quiet Chapels of France
Cows to Chagalls - a video about modern art in an unassuming Brittany chapel
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How Secondhand Shopping Works in France
French Charity Shops, Flea Markets, Websites and how to navigate them all
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Poisson d’Avril: A Fishy April Fools’ Day in France
pimps and mackerels to calendar chaos and devilish poems, poisson d’avril old and weird roots .
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Eye Surgery, Pretty Lights, and the Not-So-Pretty Recovery
I'm out of commission this week, navigating post-op life (and the French healthcare system) while avoiding screens - mostly
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From New York to Nantes: My Journey of Adaptation and Discovery
Viktoria from Worlds Collide interviews me about my experiences house sitting, adapting to life in France, getting to know people and much more
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Video Walkthrough - St. Clair’s Well: Myth, History, and Connections
A quiet Breton spring reveals layers of belief tucked away in the modern world.
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Podcast Episode 3: Will Scheckel's Pivot Home
New York to Germany to New York—Pivoting, Teaching, and Helping to Create Home for Others
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The Sacred Rhythm of French Holidays: Les Grandes Vacances
Pretty much all business stops during Summer Vacations in France
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Minitel: The French had an Internet 10 years before the rest of the world
France had an internet years before the United States did: Minitel, an early, centralized information network that was hugely popular.
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Road Rules: Creepy Crosswalk Kids in France
These life-size bizarro children are horrifying for drivers