Joie de Vivre and life lessons from France with Ajiri Aki
Channel: Lindsey Tramuta
Date: 2023-05-03

The work to live vs live to work ideology was among the earliest characteristics of French life that appealed to me as a student. I didn’t know the extent to which that would bear out until I had lived in Paris for a number of years and discovered it firsthand. For Ajiri Aki, the Nigerian-American founder of the online linens and antiques brand Madame de la Maison, her decade in Paris has similarly crystallised a number of life lessons which she has now put to paper in her new book: "Joie, a Parisian’s Guide to Celebrating the Good Life". On this episode, we dig into this beautiful, inspiring project. 

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