Table & Foraging
The Market Before the Last of Everyone Disappears
Small melons, quail eggs that were already gone, peaches at their peak, the smell of smoke in the distance & a town on the verge of stopping completely
living abroad
americans in france
You Cannot Set a Timeline for Belonging
A conversation with Valerie Rivera about friendship, daily life, and becoming known in France
Leaving the US
You Don’t Start Over, You Continue
You don’t start over. You bring everything with you.
culture
Quinqui: The Word That Traveled from Hardware to Street Crime
Flea markets, quinquis, and how language carries a country’s history with it
Table & Foraging
Fabada, Vacuum-Sealed
A market in Gijón, a bag of beans, and how to cook Asturias anywhere
living abroad
Not Rejected. Just Not Inside.
What it feels like to live in the space between being accepted and actually belonging
culture
What a Walk in Asturias Taught Me About Writing
Walks in Spain, vermouth bars, and the strange way ideas show up
culture
Already Gone
Summers in France & Les Grandes Vacances
Culture
Already Gone
Summers in France & Les Grandes Vacances
culture
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
Culture
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
Leaving the US
Echoes and Entry Points: Learning to Listen in France
Notes on Language, Culture, and Finding Meaning in the Small, Strange Things