Alexandra ShumanRosh Hashanah (Apple Cake)This time last year, I was discovering a little pocket of Israel just miles from my home in Charleston, SC. Upon learning that half my…Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018
Alexandra ShumanAwe, Altitude & Abrupt Ascent (Raclette)“I’m living in the French countryside.” I have no illusions about how romantic that sounds, how romantic that is. But a house this old…Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018
Alexandra ShumanMonologue & Dialogue (Socca)When sharing my plans to come to France, the reaction was surprisingly formulaic. I’d be met with a rush of excitement, a pause, and then…Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018
Alexandra ShumanWander More, Especially in Nice (Pissaladiere)As the train jostled back and forth, I couldn’t help but feel a bit intimidated. Rough-and-tumble Marseille was behind me and ahead: Nice…Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018
Alexandra ShumanVisit Marseille Anyway (Bouillabaisse)Wrinkled noses, pitied sighs, fallen smiles: these are the reactions I met most often when telling people, “je vais à Marseille.”Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018
Alexandra ShumanRunning Parallel to Falling in Love (Banana Bread)Week one in two words: solitude, scrambling. Most of my time has been spent learning, exploring, traversing — quietly and alone. Here, the…Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018
Alexandra ShumanIt’s your second night in Provence (Clafoutis)So you bake Julia Child’s clafoutis (because let’s be real, on your first night you couldn’t stop sleeping).Sep 16, 2018Sep 16, 2018