Three things people assume about coliving: it's a hippie commune, people only do it because they can't afford to live alone, or it's a glorified hostel.

None of that has matched my experience.

I’m writing this week's letter from a French castle turned coliving in Normandy. A handpan playing in the hallway, a table for twenty in the dining room, a Brazilian pianist who properly played last night for an hour.

If you've never tried one and the idea pulls at you even a little, check it out. Not to commit. Just to see what it actually is.

Plus my recommended reads this week… interesting, useful, often entertaining insights on living differently from Kimberly Anne, Freelancing Females, Carol Seymour, Marni Battista, Tanya Fraser, Jo Barnes and Olivia Wickstrom.

Thanks to sponsor SafetyWing for keeping this week’s edition free and open to all!