Lisa Anselmo's Blog, page 12
August 26, 2017
Paris is Closed for Vacation
“Is anyone left in Paris?” I wrote on Facebook. “I’m so bored I could cry.” Bored in Paris you say? Well, yeah. It’s possible. Particularly, when it’s August, and all […]
August 10, 2017
Help My Little Book Win Big
In June, I learned my book, My (Part-Time) Paris Life, had been nominated by Expatriates Magazine for their Best in Paris Awards in the “Best Paris Book” category, alongside some […]
July 7, 2017
Resistance is Futile: On Giving in to Greatness
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 […]
May 14, 2017
For Ma
As another Mother’s Day passes, I pause to think of my absent mother, or Ma as I call her in my memoir, My (Part-Time) Paris Life. We lost her in early February 2011 […]
April 10, 2017
Samantha Verant on Making a French Family
Welcome to the second post in “Meet the Expats,” my series promoting other undaunted foreigners who have chosen to call France home, and brave expat life. Author Samantha Vérant (Seven […]
March 17, 2017
Five Years On
Five years ago today, I found the apartment that would become the vehicle for my life change. This is the first year I will be in the apartment to mark this […]
March 12, 2017
On Letting Go
As I write this my heart is lead. I am heavy with the weight of attachment. I wrapped my life around an idea, threw myself headlong into something destined to end […]
January 3, 2017
New Year, New Beginning
Every January 1st, we promise ourselvesa better life. This year will be different, we say.We stretch, we dream, we hope. But usually, around March, weshrink back into our old shapes, […]
December 23, 2016
In Paris, Christmas with a Little Cheese
“Don’t go to the Christmas village near Champs-Elysées!” my friend Fabien chided me in a message. “It’s so contre-facons, so fake!” Well, yeah. Sure. It’s totally cheesy. That’s the whole […]
October 25, 2016
Celebrating My Book Launch—Carrie Bradshaw Style
After two years of writing and planning, launch week for my book, My (Part-Time) Paris Life, was upon me. And that meant it was party time! I had visions of […]
