Blogs from France, Europe - page 1263

Det er som om øjet er en linse der viser sindets problemer i forstørret udgave når man ser dem på det lærred som livet omkring en er. Som en videokanon der kanonerer mikroskopiske billeder op på et enormt lærred, sådan at de små problemer der er inden i ens sind virker helt altoverskyggende når de bliver set igennem øjet, men i virkeligheden stadig har form af små bobler der nok skal springes uden at man lægger mærke til det. Pludselig er de væk og øjets bedrag forbliver ubemærket. Så man må huske at sige til sig selv at øjets linsefunktion ikke må styre ens liv, at man ikke skal leve igennem det man ser med sit bedrageriske syn, men også ofte lukke øjnene og mærke efter hvad det egentlig er der ligger derinde i sin rå ... read more

Many stories begin here, mysteries , kings and queens , castles , and for those who know how to watch and read some symbols they follow their grail !.... read more

French Immersion November 7, 2007 We have just spent the most meaningful weekend of the last five months. We traveled to a little village just northeast of Gap in the French Alps called Serre Richard. This is where my paternal great-grandfather Victor Audeoud was born. We spent the weekend with the Audeoud family that still lives in Serre Richard. Around 10 years ago, my Uncle Bill, traveled to Serre Richard and located the remaining descendants of his grandfather, Victor. This lovely, energetic woman is Andree Goez, the grandmother of my much loved Parisian cousin Dorothee. Bill and Andree have maintained contact over the last 10 years and she and her husband Herve hosted us to the most fabulous weekend. No one in the US will EVER be able to convince me that the French are not ... read more

Dearest friends, So this entry is going to be mostly about my recent vacation, but to start off I wanna also fill you in about my life in Avignon since the last time I wrote.... I have finally started teaching, and I'm loving it so far. It's nice to have a job which allows you to actually use your imagination and creativity; it makes going to work kinda fun for a change. Every week I have to plan my lessons for all of the different grade levels that I teach, and it gets a little challenging as most of the students are lacking the motivation for learning, and are having difficulties with the language. So, in order to get them to talk, I have to pick topics which would be of interest to them; last week, ... read more

A day in the high Pyrenees with our new Rando de l’Aubo friends near Tarascon. What a pity the day has dawned so misty and grey. Never mind. We arrive at the ALDI car park which is our rendez-vous point, and don’t recognise any of the walkers arriving at the same time, but it’s probably old fogue memory loss, so rush round shaking hands anyway. One of the group says ‘We know you’re walkers, but you’re not from our group. We’re from Toulouse’. Oops. They depart, and in due course, so does our group, in convoy. We’re last. The car immediately ahead of us loses sight of the ones in front, and soon shows signs of being lost….. Up a side road in Vicdessos, some 15 km out of Tarascon, the passengers spend a long time ... read more