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
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Keeping the summer spark alive
I don’t mind being short—the only time it really got me was in grad school when I had an office with an ocean view I couldn’t see—but but it does mean when my kids had their friends over after we returned from summer break, it was a parade...
What makes a summer ?
California living circa 1990, in case the neon wetsuit wasn’t a giveaway.
The only problem with spending the summer in California, is all the kids go back to school in mid-August while we’re clutching our ice cream cones screaming, “It’s...
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...
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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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