The Pivot Back

When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan

I had been thinking about pivoting back to the U.S. part-time for a couple of years. I missed my family. I was in a long-distance relationship. And honestly? It was just time. Paris had been my home for a decade, but slowly, the rose-colored filter started to fade. The inefficiency of repairmen, the constant rudeness of Parisians, and a complete shift i…