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Paris, Four Years After Those First Bold Steps

August 15, 2018by Lisa Anselmo 8 Comments

Today in Paris, many shops were closed. The streets were nearly empty. But this wasn’t just because of the August vacations, where everyone leaves for weeks at a time; this […]

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Being Brave, Learning to be Happy, Living the Paris Life

Resistance is Futile: On Giving in to Greatness

July 7, 2017by Lisa Anselmo 19 Comments

I’m back in Paris after Part I of my U.S. book tour. It’s been an incredible time on the road, something I could have never imagined for myself three years […]

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Being Brave, On Writing

New Year, New Beginning

January 3, 2017by Lisa Anselmo 8 Comments

Every January 1st, we promise ourselves a better life. This year will be different, we say. We stretch, we dream, we hope. But usually, around March, we shrink back into our old shapes, […]

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Being Brave, Learning to be Happy

My Paris Memoir is Nearly Here! (Yikes!)

October 8, 2016by Lisa Anselmo 4 Comments

A box arrived from my publisher, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press. It contained copies of my book, My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home. This is really happening. […]

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The Book I Was Destined to Write (In Spite of Myself)

Featuredby Lisa Anselmo 10 Comments

In 2014, my life would change forever. I had decided to leave my beloved job, then a day later, received an email from a woman named Kat Brzozowski from St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books wanting to discuss turning […]

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Being Brave, Learning to be Happy, My Paris, On Writing

Shaken, not Stirred

November 21, 2015by Lisa Anselmo 22 Comments

It’s been one week since terrorists shook up our world in Paris, hitting the heart of the popular district I call home. I’ve tried several times to write, but cohesive […]

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Being Brave, My Neighborhood, My Paris

A Nomad in Paris, Part V: What I’ve Learned

September 16, 2015by Lisa Anselmo 3 Comments

Five months in the City of Light have come to an end. These last months were just the latest along this road I’ve taken, one where being uncomfortable and unsure […]

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A Nomad in Paris, Being Brave, Learning to Live Parisian, Living the Paris Life, The Leak

On a Beach in Nice—Against My Will

May 26, 2015by Lisa Anselmo 28 Comments

I’m sitting under a flawless sky on a rocky beach in Nice on the French Riviera looking out at a clear aqua sea. The waves are slapping hard against the […]

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Being Brave, Beyond Paris

Fear and Loathing…in Paris?

September 9, 2014by Lisa Anselmo 29 Comments

Here I am, living the dream. I left my job in New York and came to Paris to stay in my little apartment for two months at least. I’m lucky, […]

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Liberation

August 25, 2014by Lisa Anselmo Leave a comment

August 25th marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation. There are official ceremonies and public celebrations here in the city to mark the occasion. It’s […]

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Being Brave, My Paris

Evicted from Chez Moi (Temporarily)

August 21, 2014by Lisa Anselmo 47 Comments

I came to Paris for two months to finally live like a local, spend a long stretch of time in my neighborhood, in my little Paris nest. Up to now, […]

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Being Brave, Challenges of Parisian Homeownership, Learning to Live Parisian, The Leak

Door Closed, Window Open

July 23, 2014by Lisa Anselmo 39 Comments

I packed up the last of my belongings from my office, among them, many a Paris-themed tchotchke—mainly gifts from my colleagues over the years: the clock made from a 19th […]

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