How much money does it take to quit your job and move abroad? That was the abiding question author Janice MacLeod asked herself for over a year when confronted with the stasis and routine of her life working in advertising in Los Angeles. It was also one of the key elements to her personal journey to Paris in her memoirs ‘Paris Letters’, published earlier this year. What I loved about her story is that it’s so universally relatable – who hasn’t been in a position to question their life setup? Burdened by an accumulation of material possessions and a stifled imagination, it’s easy to see how a bonfired past and a fresh start could be an attractive prospect. Even more so when that fresh start involves new environs, new faces, new encounters.
For Janice, her new beginning in Paris led to the birth of new creative pursuits and a multi-cultural love story the likes of which she could never have anticipated. For the details of her life reboot, you’ll have to pick up her book. Until then, learn a little more about Janice below!
Describe what you love about France in three words.
Charm. History. Artists.
