Graffiti in Lausanne and Amsterdam, 2019 Edition

Europe’s summer of 2019 in graffiti.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthOctober 18, 2019cultureComment

GUEST POST: Arnaud's Take on Coming Back to Europe

In which Arnaud explains his perspective on moving to the United States from France—and then back to Europe (albeit to Switzerland).

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 16, 2019family, culture Comments

What Really Foretells the Death of a Business

Which is better? A quiet office or a boisterous one?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 14, 2019culture, happiness Comments

Month-in-Review Highlights: September 2019

When September arrived, I launched back into connection mode.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthOctober 11, 2019friendship, postmortemComment

TV in America

I’ve noted a few peculiarities about American television that I haven’t seen in European television.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 9, 2019culture Comments

The Sudden Vogue for “Storytelling” in Business

People who can tell good stories are the most important people in the world.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 7, 2019marketing Comments

Books I've Read: Q3 2019

A list of books I chewed through in the third quarter of 2019, in rough chronological order.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthOctober 4, 2019reading, culture, literature Comments

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Patricia

Five years into their stay in Chile, at the time of their second visa renewal, Patricia and her husband—U.S. citizens—had an a-ha moment: They didn’t want to leave. Chile had become home.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 2, 2019stakes, expat, culture, familyComment

Museums in Provence: A Priority List

Don’t love 19th century painting? You still can’t go wrong in Provence. After all, the Romans came through long before the post-impressionists did—and so did the popes.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 30, 2019travel, culture, FranceComment

Search Terms that Find Me

When my site analytics show visitors arriving via search engines, I can’t help but wonder why. What do they seek that leads them to me?

JournalLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 27, 2019writing Comments

Who is Carlo Crivelli?

Why isn’t Carlo Crivelli more widely and popularly known?

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 25, 2019culture, travel Comments

Food in Provence: Reviews

You might find it difficult to visit Provence and find bad food.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 23, 2019France, food, travel, cultureComment

A Day Trip to Avignon and the Pont du Gard

Despite years of advanced study that included many mentions of Avignon, I’d never visited it.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 20, 2019culture, travel, France Comments

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Rob Nugen

If he could go back and do it all again, knowing what he knows now, Rob doesn’t believe that he would choose to move to Japan.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 18, 2019expat, stakesComment

Walking to School: The Swiss Pedibus System

You won’t see yellow school buses in Switzerland.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 16, 2019Switzerland, culture Comments

Living in Europe, One Year In

I’ve jotted down the following observations after one year in Europe.

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 13, 2019culture, expat, Switzerland Comments

Stakes [Pull Up / Put Down]: An Interview with Gwen

“We’re not planning to go back to the United States ever, unless something drastically changes.”

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 11, 2019expat, stakesComment

A Summer Vacation in The Luberon

The Luberon region of Provence in France features incredible views from tiny towns perched at the top of hills and considerable opportunity for outdoor activities including hiking, running, and cycling.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 9, 2019France, travel, food, cultureComment