Month: September 2015
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Starting school
I was seven years old, had recently moved and did not always understand the local dialect, because even within the same country you can be lost in translation.
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Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin Luther King
Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin Luther King Discovering a NEW park in Paris A few weeks ago, my mother discovered a new park in Paris, which she quickly shared with us. The first time I went, I went without technology, so I could not take any pictures. But then I returned, for…
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Prix Goncourt des Lycéens 2005 un souvenir – Germain, Kaddour et Khadra
Il y a dix ans, deux années après mon arrivée en France, ma classe de français faisait partie du Prix Goncourt des Lycéens. En gros cela se traduisait par une lecture intense, surtout pour des lycéens. Il fallait lire un total de 12 livres en 6 semaines. Certains étaient faciles…
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Of happy pigs, old trains, and cabbages
Of happy pigs, old trains, and cabbages Austrian Adventures I want to continue telling you about my Austrian adventures. For a week in August my daughter and I joined my parents in the Zillertal in Tirol. We witnessed old traditions and visited happy cows, we went on a dangerous hike,…
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Penguins can’t swim!
Now, you are looking at this and shaking your head. Penguins can swim! But mine are different, they could probably swim but I cannot make them swim. So: Penguins can’t swim! My friend Nerd in the Brain is hosting the Go Play! Challenge which I hope you have joined by now.…
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Girl with Lollipop
A little more than 6 years ago I arrived in Krakow, Poland. Ok, it was the 12th of September if I recall correctly. One of my first walks through this beautiful town inspired me to take many, many pictures. There were hidden gems lurking in every corner, everywhere, where I…
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If we were having coffee – 12 September 2015
If we were having coffee, then I would greet you with a big smile. Come in! Sit! I am so excited to have you here today! But before I tell you why I am jumping up and down, how are you? What have you been up to since last time…
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let me recommend some blogs
Some time ago I was nominated for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award by Aquileana, who I would like to thank for thinking of me with this award, and not asking too many questions (actually there are no questions to be answered here). It is the second award that I have…
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Attention: Fairies, gnomes, dwarfs, and other magical creatures lurking everywhere
Attention: Fairies, gnomes, dwarfs, and other magical creatures lurking everywhere Austrian Adventures I am a bit short for words when it comes to writing about what I want to share with you today. Maybe it is just best that you see for yourself…
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Don’t try this with a baby!
Sometimes I got really freaked, because looking to my left there would be nothing except a deep abyss.
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If we were having coffee – 5 September 2015
If we were having coffee today, I suppose then we would be having a nice cup of tea, like always. How have you been? I have probably been actively commenting on your blog over the last few days, so I should know how you are. If I haven’t then I…
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True love, a book review: “Not Today, But Someday” by Lori L. Otto
Emi, who due to the sudden breakup of her parents has moved in the middle of the school year, has stopped believing in love. Her first friend in her new hight school is the rather artistic Nate, who is desperately searching for love, or at least physical satisfaction. As the…
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