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
Newsletter
Table & Foraging
Road Wine & Mealtime Mysteries
What to Drink, When to Eat & There’s Always a Sausage in France
Leaving the US
This is Not America
Memory, myth, and what burns after the fireworks
Soundtrack
Second Life Disco and France's Alternate Musical Universe
Disco is different in France - and so are a lot of other genres
Soundtrack
The Immortal Schmaltz of Johnny Hallyday
Ubiquitous, committed and completely without irony, Johnny was France's rock icon
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.
american expat
Fighting with Scissors
Currency math, collapsing trust, and a kid with no depth perception: why I paid full price for a bad haircut and can’t finish a single thought anymore
Expat Life Challenges
Fragments of a French Life
For the curious, the relocated, and anyone making sense of a new place, one story at a time.
Soundtrack
Charles Trenet and France's Start of Summer
How “La Mer,” a seaside anthem born inland, became the sound of French summertime
Soundtrack
Orange Blossom's "Di Ya Sîdî": Arabic Vocals Meet French Electronics in Nantes
How a French electronic group found their sound by weaving together musical traditions
Culture
Modern Light in Quiet Chapels of France
A birthday dispatch, a video post about countryside chapel, and the unlikely legacy of modern sacred art
Culture
Second Hand France
French Charity Shops, Flea Markets, Websites and how to navigate them all