Chroniques Covid Chronicles Day 31
A full month is now completed and the story is far from being over. Holidays are drastically altered, entertainment is virtual but friendship is real.
Road trip to Scandinavia : Hamburg – Stavanger via Flensburg: Merci Vincent !
If you cared to read my previous posts about Zurich and Hamburg, you are aware of my drastic change of plans… no Oslo, no Kon Tiki Museum, no Copenhagen… instead I am heading to Berlin for The Rolling Stones concert…and it turns out that the highlight of my trip was to enjoy an almost family reunion with my childhood friend Vincent!
70 years vs 2000 years: Testimonies and Memories
My first boss in Geneva and excellent friend Jean Freymond, probably wondering about my lack of reaction to the latest events around Israel’s 70th, sent me the text below written by a very knowledgeable and fascinating author, Barnett Rubin whose life and involvement are a living proof of dedication to conflict resolution.
This unpublished chapter is so full of details and meaningful anecdotes that I felt compelled to write a short note on what it prompted me…below Barnett’s text and followed by Jean’s comments and yours should you wish to add your input to this endless debate.
Does independence still matter in an interdependent world, Mr Puigdemont….?
Carles Puigdemont, former President of Catalonia, has lived in self-imposed exile in Belgium since the Catalan declaration of independence in October 2017. The Graduate Institute (Geneva ) has organized an […]
Retour chez les Helvètes 28): Pacifiée par le Pacifique (Paris-Genève)
Revenir à Genève après mon tour du Pacifique en passant par Paris m’a permis un délicieux palier d’adaptation culturelle avant un retour vers le printemps lémanique mais j’ai été vite reprise par certaines tristes réalités d’un monde de plus en plus hideux…
À la Recherche des Autochtones (27) Post Scriptum: la ville retrouvée (Nouméa-Sydney-Paris… PS: Raiatea)
Il est 7 heures du matin, le jour se lève sur Abu Dhabi, deuxième halte bienvenue pour ce retour vers le réel…. Le temps d’un début de réflexion, des images […]
À la Recherche des Maoris (15): A la croisée des chemins (Franz Josef -Greymouth )
This is God’s Country, don’t race through it like Hell! (Pukekura Website) I could go for another walk till the ocean breakwaters… but I prefer to tell you (in French) […]
