Le football pathétique et la Fête Nationale

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July 14th 2008

Published: July 22nd 2008

Did you know that in France they don't actually call it 'Bastille Day'. It's referred to as 'la Fête Nationale' and it consumes an entire weekend which can basically be summed up with two words exploding with heat and action: fireworks and firemen. To cover my bases, there are many things to love about Paris. And I do. I love many things about Paris. From the Eiffel Tower (as cliche as that is, ... Read Full Entry

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After two years of the expat finance bubble in Hong Kong, I am ready to explore the world outside of Bloomberg and AmEx cards and mix things up a bit. I hope to meet some extraordinary people, have some ridiculous adventures, learn some new languages, and basically to be pretty confused every other day. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain ... full info

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23rd July 2008

Sherry
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Amy, you are, flat out, one of the most talented writers! No, not just a fine writer, but an ever fascinating, out front, too cool, top notch representative of, historically flamboyant, unbridled American womanhood. Keep it up and you will be a major discovery. You can do anything you want...books, films, tv...all of it. Thanks for the sparkling entertainment. Best, s

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