Leaving the US
Sundays Without a To-Do List
Letting go of the American urge to always be doing, and learning the value of time that asks nothing from you.
Leaving the US
Leaving the US
Book Boxes, Phone Ghosts, and a Queen or Two
A casual scroll through the UK phoneboxes - all pictures.
Leaving the US
Go Sit Somewhere Else
We're housesitting again, this time in the UK
Leaving the US
Starting from Zero - Unfurnished Apartments in France
How a bare apartment, an old lamp, and a secondhand sofa taught us the true cost—and charm—of moving abroad.
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
Leaving the US
This is Not America
Memory, myth, and what burns after the fireworks
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
Leaving the US
Home revisions 2: The Distance Between Home and Belonging
Aurélie Jezequel on returning to France, writing through upheaval, and why friendliness doesn’t always mean connection.
Leaving the US
How Many Cats Is Too Many Cats? And Other Lessons from Living in Borrowed Homes
Reflections on three years of house sitting, cultural mishaps, animal diplomacy, and what makes a place feel (temporarily) like home.
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 the US
Echoes and Entry Points: Learning to Listen in France
Notes on Language, Culture, and Finding Meaning in the Small, Strange Things