It’s All Maya!

This is the first Christmas Patrick and I will spend in our apartment since returning to Paris.  In 2009 we packed up all our things and shipped them back to France, so that year we spent Christmas at my mom’s house in Pittsburgh.  Wonderful memories with Katarina, mom, and the rest of the family playing […]

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(Part One)

Aunt Dolores resting after a long trip.
Time passes so quickly and it’s already a week that my mom, sister and aunt were getting ready to return home after a whirlwind trip to France and Switzerland.  It was great having them here, but before you knew it, they were heading home and the apartment seemed […]

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Maya Muses: On the eve of the rugby match between the Blues and the All Blacks I thought a little Haka would put everyone in the mood for the game. The scandal surrounding the team chosen by the French to start against New Zealand has sparked even more interest in the outcome tomorrow!

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Ten years have passed yet it seems like it was only yesterday.  There really aren’t any words to describe what happened that day in 2001, but everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when they heard what was going on in New York City.

I have wonderful memories of visiting the World Trade […]

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The week went by so fast!  Patrick went to Cherbourg to see his parents and took a side trip with his mom to Deauville and Honfleur.  I’m not crazy about Deauville (too Rodeo Drive for me) but I love the little seaport town of Honfleur with its colorful buildings and art galleries.  Not to mention […]

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Years ago, in the States, Patrick and I were going to have dinner at a friend’s place.  Dinner was at 6:30 so I was ready to jump into the shower around 6 p.m.  After all, who eats dinner at 6:30?  Having spent a good part of my life in Europe where dinner didn’t start before […]

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Part Two:
Honestly, when I wrote Part One I didn’t think it was going to take this long to write the second half of my story and you would think that three months later, I wouldn’t have anything to write about!  Afterall, five months is long enough to get things straightened out, right?  Well no, welcome […]

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Part One:

Forget about “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” the real motto in France is “Pourquoi Faire Simple Quand On Peut Faire Compliqué!”  What it boils down to is, “Why do things the easy way when we can do it the hard way?”
This year will be my 40th anniversary of first coming to Paris!  Yes, forty years ago […]

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Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
I met ten refugees from Tibet not too long ago.  They had been given political asylum in France and were happy to be here while missing their homes, their families, and their friends.

Kangchenjunga, Himalayas
They told me how they had walked across the Himalayas from their homeland to Nepal.  It had taken them […]

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Maya Muses:  The hour has changed from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time and once again the clock has turned backwards and nighttime will come early once again.  At least that’s what has happened on Halloween here in France.  In the States the clock will turn back next week.  
I hope everyone has a Happy […]

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