I spent Christmas in Munich, Germany. I had expected Germany to be a depressed country, like the way Eastern Germany and Soviet Europe had been portrayed during the Cold War – however, it was beautiful. The country side outside of Munich was covered in a light layer of fresh powder, and it snowed lightly the [...]
Archive for December, 2005
Munich in Passing
Posted in Travels on December 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Laundry
Posted in France on December 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
I’m amazed at how some things that would be a simple task in the U.S. are incomprehensibly difficult in France. Take doing laundry for instance:
I live in a university dorm room in Dijon. There are nearly 20,000 students that attend the university. There are over 20 dorms here at the University. We share ONE room [...]
Rumi
Posted in France on December 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
I enjoy reading Rumi’s poetry. I’ll share one of my favourites with you all as a Holiday gift:
“Come to the orchard in Spring.
There is light and wine, and sweethearts
in the pomegranate flowers.
If you do not come, these do not matter.
If you do come, these do not matter.”
Nathan Fisk
Posted in France, My Life on December 13, 2005 | 3 Comments »
When I was younger, over half of my life ago, I had a friend named Nathan Fisk. I can’t say we were best friends, though at times we were close – and I can’t say that we had much animosity between us, though at times we argued.
What I can say with certainty is that he [...]
The Thanks That Kept On Giving
Posted in France on December 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving last month was such a huge success that we have decided to hold a large meal every month. Last week we hosted a Christmas dinner. We had nearly 20 people show. We ate all sorts of great food brought by different people from around the world.
Next month we’ll host our “Half-way” dinner. We’ll be [...]
Who Can You Trust??
Posted in France on December 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
PGOAT and I went shopping at the Marché Nöel this weekend. I’m happy to say that I finished all my shopping. However, when we returned to our dorm, someone had broken into her room and stolen her cell phones, CD players, digital camera and tripod. Overall, nearly 1500 dollars worth of her possessions. We thought [...]
A Day in the Life – Part 2
Posted in France on December 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
A sample of how my days in France go.
I live in a dorm room on the campus of the city’s university. The walls are rather well soundproofed, so I rarely hear much from other residents, unless someone is really blaring music.
However, every morning I am awoken by the sound of people opening their blinds. Unlike [...]
