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• La Rentrée… Home to Paris

  By Julie Callahan on September 5, 2017 • ( 9 )

  My French teacher was explaining the various verbs that translate as ‘to return.’ She told us that retourner constitutes a return to any place: school, the library, a country. But rentrer is reserved for that special place. She placed her… Read More ›

• Continued… Questions from new nomads

  By Julie Callahan on August 31, 2017 • ( 8 )

  

    For those of you interested in nomadic life, my last post contains the first 5 Q&As from a pair of  nomadic friends. You may want to check that out. If you have questions of your own, please ask them… Read More ›

• 10 Questions from New Nomads (Pt 1)

  By Julie Callahan on August 25, 2017 • ( 5 )

  A newly nomadic couple, half my age, asked me their top 10 questions on how to adjust to their new life and make it both do-able and sustainable. Here’s part one: the first 5…

• Mont Saint Michel, France

  By Julie Callahan on August 20, 2017 • ( 15 )

  

  Shortly before midnight, I crawled into bed and pulled the comforter up to my chin. The sea breeze billowed the curtains. Other than the drone of the wind and an occasional squawk from a gull, silence. Blackness finally erased an… Read More ›

• The Harbour Festival

  By Julie Callahan on August 11, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  For years, we vacationed in the village of Courtmacsherry, Ireland and each year we heard the same lament, “Too bad you can’t stay for the festival. It’s the best week to visit.” In my mind, I constructed a mental image:… Read More ›