Fourteen years ago today, I went on a schooltrip to France. We spent three days in Paris before continuing on to Orléans. It was my second time abroad, eight years after that first charter to Mallorca. Orléans didn’t make much of an impact on me, but Paris. Oh my goodness. Paris. Paris was my first [...]
Posts Tagged ‘memories’
Dec 31
the in-between year
More than any other year I can remember, 2010 has been very tough on many of my friends. For me, it feels like an in-between year. I feel that 2010 has been more about waiting than anything else. I looked back through the blog and found this meme from the end of 2007. Oh gosh I [...]
Nov 01
you will be mine
It doesn’t take much. A reawakened thread on the Expats in Italy forum. A sudden comment by Alexander - “Remember that time when we got off the bus really early and walked for so long? Remember the dog that followed us? Remember that teeny tiny car?” Yes, sweetie, I remember. I remember everything. I remember how [...]
Oct 18
((eek))
In a bout of nostalgia for my mid-teens I posted an open question on Facebook today: If you had the chance to meet yourself as a teenager, what would you tell your younger self? I got many interesting and fun replies, and planned to write a blog post about my own answer to that question, [...]
Feb 25
musica e speranza
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. How many words is a motion picture worth? It’s been three years since I shot that video. Three years since we first traveled along the costiera Amalfitana. I was sick with anticipation, overwhelmed by excitement. I was so happy it hurt, my heart tightly squeezed and [...]
