25 Reflections: People are People

Before coming to France, I had a vague notion about how French people would be. I thought the women would all be thin and fashionable with perfect skin and je-ne-sais-quoi hair. The men would be also be stylish, with tousled hair and a scarf draped just-so over a jacket–but no one would look like they…

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Your Word of the Year: It’s not too late to choose one!

A few years ago, I decided to abandon the idea of making resolutions in favor of choosing a word of the year. I was inspired when I read that Melinda Gates makes it a tradition to choose a word each year that “encapsulates her aspirations for the year ahead.” To me, choosing a single word…

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