""I wanted to live this experience the rough way, to spend the winter here without a job, without knowing anyone. To start from scratch.""
""In Perche, people from the Paris region like me are called 'accourus' ['those who arrived running'], because they come running when the weather's nice.""
Jessy, a former event industry worker, impulsively left Paris for Perche shortly after the first Covid-19 lockdown lifted. Embracing a challenging new life, she sold her small apartment to buy a house in a rural hamlet. Despite initially struggling to integrate and find suitable work, she established a concierge business for Airbnb rentals and became a home chef. Her experience highlights the adaptability required to thrive in a new environment, as well as the social challenges posed by her urban background in a tight-knit community.
Read at Le Monde.fr
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