As the entire world grapples with covid-19, and people’s lives are at best completely up-ended, and at worst in imminent danger, I know the greatest impact I can make is to emulate the giant...
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Paris Regret: An Expat’s Dream of Paris
As I watched Notre Dame burn, I found myself thinking, “Damn it, I was wrong. It won’t be there forever. Nothing will.” And, suddenly, our decision to live in another country, to seize the moment,...
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Christmas Cards from Europe: 12 Cities to Make Your Heart Feel Light
It's that time of year when the world falls in love and every song you sing seems to say, "Merry Christmas, may your New Year's dreams come true . . . " Christmas...
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The Lady in the Hermès Scarf
Elena tugged at a corner, and the heavy silk twill slipped from beneath the stack of scarves in the drawer to fall open in her hands. In the field of cerulean blue, the silver bark of the tree shone....
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The Train
Life, love, and death on a trip from Amsterdam to Paris. The train picked up speed as it left the station in a little town not far from Amsterdam. We passed so close to a row...
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