Lisa Anselmo's Blog, page 2
November 22, 2020
Paris Lockdown 2.0: Week 3
The first week of reconfinement in Paris was painful. But not for the reasons you think.
November 15, 2020
Paris Lockdown 2.0: Week 2
The first week of reconfinement in Paris was painful. But not for the reasons you think.
November 11, 2020
Want to Move to France? Join Me this Saturday.
Don't miss Bloom Where You're Planted Virtual Expat Seminar, Sat. 14 Nov.
November 7, 2020
Paris Lockdown 2.0: Week 1
The first week of reconfinement in Paris was painful. But not for the reasons you think.
November 1, 2020
Lisa in Paris
Is there anyone who hasn’t seen Netflix’s Emily in Paris? I put off watching it because I was sure it would be cloying and riddled with clichés—the Paris of Instagram […]
October 30, 2020
Confined Again, Naturally
Here we are again, my friends. Lockdown #2. Color me bewildered. “No country could have predicted how accelerated, sudden, and brutal this second wave would be,” French PM Jean Castex said […]
September 28, 2020
Food, French Chefs, and Family: An Interview with Samantha Verant—Plus a Recipe!
Welcome to the fourth in my series “Meet the Expats,” where I promote other undaunted foreigners who have chosen to call France home. Friend and author, Samantha Vérant, just launched […]
August 30, 2020
Life After Lockdown: A Sleepy City
Welcome to a special edition of Stroll-with-Me Sunday. While Nice is a-buzz with the Tour de France, Paris is still very quiet in the last days of the annual summer […]
August 18, 2020
Life After Lockdown: Masked with a Vengeance
Oh boy, oh boy, fun times in France! Over 2000 new cases daily (100K+ active cases)—numbers not seen since April—with most new cases in people 25-35. And Paris is a […]
August 10, 2020
Life After Lockdown: A Dedication
Paris is so tranquil these days. Everyone is away. You can hear yourself think, feel all the feels. It’s heavenly, in a way. My emotions have been crawling around on […]
