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Nov 2020
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690. Urban vs Rural / Living Abroad / Cu...

Luke Thompson
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690. Urban vs Rural / Living Abroad / Cultural Differences (with Cara Leopold)

A conversation with Cara Leopold about the differences between life in Paris and life in provincial France, plus how it feels to live abroad away from your home country.


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