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September 20th 2013
Haven't quite figured out how to add photos, but I am getting better. Biking in France is so much easier than what I have seen in the US of A... Here are two photos of the green biking signs that we followed. These are found not only along the canals, but also in cities, including Paris! All the cities, and the villages have clearly marked bike lanes, and motorists are really considerate ... read more

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Villejuif

Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more

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Marie Spodek

MarieSpodek

Ten days after I graduated from Augustana College (1965), I was in Kashmir, India, in a houseboat...preparing to teach English as a second language at St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. What a long ways from a one-room country school house in South Dakota. Less than a year later, I traveled from Bombay to Dar es Salaam on a third-class boat to visit with many of my students who had traveled from East Africa to Ahmedabad for their education... In 2006, we headed to East Africa to visit my daughter in Uganda, the country I couldn't visit in 1966 because of a revolution/revolt/d... full info

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