This Week in France
Elizabeth JoubertNotes from a Californian who has lived in France for 12+ years and still survives off a steady stream of NPR and WhatsApp messages from home
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Summer Reruns: Almost Never Built, Almost Never Seen
I like to write while swimming laps. I’ll imagine the backstory for a character or play with a story idea. Yesterday, I let my thoughts roam over the Odyssey and I tried to weave together ideas on homecoming, home going, French poetry. It w...
Twenty is for God
Locals tip: the handrail at Musée d’Orsay doubles as a slide © Elizabeth Joubert 2026
When my French husband and I moved from California to France with our three-month-old, it was specifically so our family could be bilingual. Back then, I...
Filling my Cup
“Put your crutch up,” I said to my best friend, A, whose foot is broken. We were at the beach, and her son and I had been playing catch with a soft ring frisbee when I saw A standing for the first time that afternoon. When she was ready, I...
What next?
On the ninth night of the heatwave in Paris, I went wearily to bed—no covers, fan on, window closed because it was still hotter outside than in—and, as I tried to rest, I realized my heart felt tired.
I didn’t know that was possible, to fe...
France has seen the future, and it's an inferno
This was written on Thursday, June 25, 2006 and updated on Friday, June 26, 2026
20h30 on the first night of the heatwave, when you could still go outside.
At least 43 people have died—40 from drowning while trying to seek relief from spa...
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Californian in Paris. Mom of two girls, married to a Frenchman. Work in Newsweek, Zibby Mag, and The Haven. Contributor to My French Life. I write about culture, identity, and all the ways I embarrass myself in my adopted home \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7
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