Reinvention Essays
Personal essays about life in France, reinvention, and what comes after deciding to change course.
Because at a certain point in life, the next chapter isn’t something you inherit or stumble into. It’s an odyssey you finally get to design.
Three Hours in the Yard
A simple Saturday project that should have taken twenty minutes turned into three quiet hours in the yard—and an unexpected realization about getting older.
The Feeling Even the French Don’t Know the Name For
The French have a word for the feeling of being out of place. It is one of those enigmatic words that conveys an entire feeling, action, and atmosphere all at once.
Why the Loire Valley works for me
If you’ve reached the point in your career where the accolades feel hollow and the grind feels like a hamster wheel, you’re not alone.