"I'm an attorney from Atlanta and have practiced for three decades - 25 years as a prosecutor and five in defense - but I've always had a creative side. I was always baking and entertaining, and my friends would even pay me to bake for them. Eventually, I realized I could turn it into a business - Delights by Dawn - and it blossomed. My niche became alcohol-infused cakes and cupcakes, which drew a lot of attention."
"In 2021, I watched Netflix's "Emily in Paris." It made me think seriously about how I could move to France and keep working. After some research, I found a pastry school that I enrolled in. That year, I took a six-month leave of absence from my law career and returned to France. I spent three months in pastry school in Cap d'Agde and three months traveling through different European countries and along the southern coast of France."
"My spirit felt at peace there in a way that's hard to describe. Everyone was just living. They're out and about, enjoying each other's company. They sit at cafés, eating and drinking together. They don't have the same hustle-and-bustle culture we have in the US. I loved everything about it - the atmosphere, the sense of calm. It was life-changing."
Dawn Belisle practiced law in Atlanta for three decades, including 25 years as a prosecutor and five in defense, while cultivating a successful pastry side business, Delights by Dawn, that specialized in alcohol-infused cakes and cupcakes. A 2019 culinary trip to Paris and a baking workshop deepened her love of French desserts and the French lifestyle. In 2021 she enrolled in pastry school in Cap d'Agde, took a six-month leave from law, and traveled through Europe. In 2022 she moved to Nice on the Mediterranean coast, and after three years she reports improved health and greater fulfillment.
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