I’m back in Switzerland after a wonderful stay in Brittany with Hervé Le Guillouzic, the opportunity for me to look back on the sequence of events that allowed this unexpected meeting. To do so, I have to go back in time a little… We are in April 1994. While I have just entered into existence,
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La Fenice
“I no longer feared the darkness once I knew the phoenix in me would rise from the ashes.” — William C. Hannan Lately, I’ve been obsessed with the image of the phoenix rising from the ashes to emerge stronger and more beautiful than ever. 🔥 This metaphor resonates with me because I have been going through
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Letters to Numan
The following texts are part of a series of letters I wrote while I was grieving my first true love, Numan, who passed away from cancer in 2017. I met him during my stay in Palestine and he changed my life forever. I am posting them now to mark the 5th anniversary of his death.
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The Blank Page Syndrome
Hi! It’s been a while, but as you can see, I have been busy preparing a complete make-over of my blog. I am thus super pleased to be able to share this post with you on my brand new website. I hope you like it! 🙂 Okay, if I’m totally honest with you, that’s not
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The Privileges of Travelling
I first published this post on Medium under the title Travellers, Let’s Talk About Privilege, click here if you want to see the original. On the 9th of May 2020, I boarded a plane from Quito to Paris in the midst of a global pandemic. It was a ‘humanitarian’ flight organised by the French embassy.
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