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These little things from Morocco that I wasn't expecting
Before leaving, I had my images neatly arranged in my head: the colorful souks, the dry heat, the breathtaking landscapes. The kind of clichés you create unintentionally by scrolling endlessly. And…
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The one who had lots of contacts and no one to call.
A Sunday afternoon. No plans. You pick up your phone, scroll through your contacts. Two or three hundred names. And you put it down without calling anyone. Not because there's no one there. Because there's no…
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Do cities have a personality?
There are cities where everything falls into place almost too easily. You arrive, you breathe, you think, "Okay, I could live here." And then there are others… where after two days, even the coffee has…
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The one who discovered that making new friends is a bit like dating
I don't know if we talk about it enough, but making new friends as an adult is clearly a form of dating… but without saying so. Except there's no official "friendship" app with swipes and little hearts. Anyway…
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The "grass is greener" syndrome: myth or reality?
The other day, while browsing a self-help book in a bookstore, I came across the expression "the grass is greener on the other side," and it stuck with me. The grass is always greener on the other side. At the time, I…
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The one who was looking for plane tickets rather than a job
I just got back. I spent a month in Montreal on a work contract, closed a door, crossed an ocean, returned to France, and here I am, officially looking for a job again. Logically, one would think that…
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Things we finally stop doing at 40
No one really warns you about what happens at 40. You imagine a great revelation, a sudden urge to do yoga at dawn. What happens instead is more subtle. A long list of behaviors…
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Making friends as an adult: why it's so complicated
Making friends at school required no effort. You'd sit next to someone at random, you'd have the same Diddle pencil case, and that was it: friends for life. No strategy, no conscious effort. Just being close…
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The one who always answered "it's fine"... even when it wasn't true
You know that girl. Maybe she's your colleague, the one who always arrives with a smile and answers "How are you?" before you've even finished your question. Maybe she's your best friend, the one who's always got it together…
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7 things you don't see in my photos
Real life isn't what we post. It's what happens between the photos. The moments we don't filter, that we don't share. Because they're too ordinary or too difficult to put into words. Here it is…
