What Do You Do? Rethinking the Question That Runs Our Lives

What Do You Do? Rethinking the Question That Runs Our Lives

Ezina LeBlanc
Published on: 05/11/2026

What do you do? A reflection on the question that quietly shapes our lives, what other cultures ask first, and how better questions can help you design a life that is more than a job title.

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Borrowed Color: Bringing the Palette of a Place Into Your Home

Borrowed Color: Bringing the Palette of a Place Into Your Home

Ezina LeBlanc
Published on: 04/11/2026

Every place has a palette. A reflection on noticing the colors of the places that move us, and the gentle craft of bringing them home through light, cloth, clay and paint.

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The Standing Invitation: How Friendship Takes Root Abroad

The Standing Invitation: How Friendship Takes Root Abroad

Ezina LeBlanc
Published on: 03/11/2026

Far from home, friendship rarely grows from one grand evening. A reflection on the standing invitation, and how a small gathering that keeps returning can turn strangers into people who would notice your absence.

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The Folder: On Paperwork, Patience and Belonging Abroad

The Folder: On Paperwork, Patience and Belonging Abroad

Ezina LeBlanc
Published on: 02/11/2026

The quiet truth of life abroad: much of it happens in waiting rooms. A reflection on paperwork, patience and how belonging gets built, one stamped page at a time.

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