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Being Very Wrong About French Things
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My Crazy Ex-Country
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Greetings From the Brooklyn of Florida
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Ukraine and Life As a Virtual Bystander
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What Parisians Hate (Almost) More Than Anything
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On Wanting Less and Finding More
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On Wanting Less and Finding More
Paris as a clean slate.
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On Becoming an American Immigrant and the French Visa Medical Exam
Oh, the peculiar joys of universal health
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How and Why To Eat a French Cream Puff
Plus: Come write with me in Paris!
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Paris Letters: Being a Stranger, Becoming Yourself
Plus photos of the most fascinating-looking strangers I've encountered. So far.
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What Crookies and Franglais Can Do For You
The kookiest English in Paris and other things I've fallen for this week
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Oh Those Lucky, Lucky Dogs of Paris
Or how to make friends and influence French people without trying.
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What You Can Learn From Judgy French Waiters
I joke that this series (you can subscribe for free) should be called Elderly In Paris, but I feel the opposite of old here.
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It's Not Just You
It's Not Just You
I'm a former executive editor and columnist at TIME magazine and Newsweek, now living in Paris after leaving Brooklyn with two suitcases and dog.
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