Leaving the US
The Distance from America, Measured in Headlines
From France to England, revisiting the decision not to return to the U.S.—and what’s changed since
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This is Not America
Memory, myth, and what burns after the fireworks
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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
Sunday Stopped Being Work in Disguise
How moving to France rewired my relationship with time, rest, and the invisible labor of weekends
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The Alligator-Crocodile Practice of Cultural Comparison
How Tiny Details, Forgotten Songs, and Awkward Moments Help You Build a Life Abroad
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After you leave home: The Space Between Arrival and Belonging
How confusion, curiosity, and French archives help me find my footing abroad
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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.
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The Art of Moving (And Staying) Abroad
Navigating life in a new country after the novelty wears off.
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Leaving Teaching, Leaving Home: A Five-Part Series
When the Systems in Your Life Break Down, So Do You
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Finding Home Elsewhere: Between Bureaucracy, Baguettes, and the Slow Burn of Belonging
Trying to settle in a place that both frustrates and fascinates, where paperwork is an endurance test and cheese can be existential.
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The Plan for the Year Ahead - Stories, Curiosities, and Chasing More Questions
Food, culture, and history in France we've explored this year —and why I still have no idea what I’m doing (yet).