28 Jul
Freedom - the Parison Sk8 DiariesDay 44.  This was actually shot on Day 44 but it has taken me a couple of days to edit and post everything online.  The youtube mass uploader never works.  I’ve tried that thing several times and it bites.  Sorry for the delay. The story?  Do you want this story?  I woke up suddenly overwhelmed with [...]
24 Jul
A state of being - One minute of peaceDay 41.  Yep, you guessed it I’m still in France.  It’s now been almost six weeks since I’ve been waiting for my visa to come through the UK Embassy in France with the hope of getting back to some normalcy.   I wouldn’t mind having a routine, waking up for work, waiting for vacation, meetings, [...]
03 Jul
Three great things for an old lady VIP to do in Paris on Bastille Day Its day 21 or maybe 22, its actually day 23 now, I can’t remember any more. For regular readers you may have noticed my blogging on the Facebook Chronicles has fallen off a bit. It’s simply because I have been moving from cell to cell this week so finding a moment to write with a [...]
26 Jun
Five great things about being a prisoner It’s day 14, what can I say? I spent a rather restless night.  It may be from all the coffee I drank yesterday, it may be from worry about my predicament or may be I was just too amped from watching Turkey nearly beat Germany.  I really doubt that’s what kept me awake.  As I [...]
25 Jun
Five best places to be a prisoner I’m into day thirteen of my most recent sentence.  I’m stuck in Paris waiting for my entry clearance visa to return to the UK to work.  Yes, you need a work permit to legally work in the UK if you are American.  I’m learning the hard way. I’m stuck in Paris and I truly feel [...]
24 Jun
Five sure fire tricks to end up alone in Paris I know what you are thinking.  It’s been a month since I’ve written you and now suddenly I send you three posts in one day.  There is an explanation.  There always is isn’t there? First, I have been working like mad.  I moved from Paris to London to take up my new job with the London [...]
22 Jun
Five things I miss about Paris Its weird, I’m weird at least, I don’t really know what I miss until I see it again.  I manage to compartmentalize emotions in the moment.  The emotions of leaving and departures are feelings I guess I have learned to manage.  I’m not a big fan of the long weeping good byes in airports or [...]
21 Jun
An Unexpected EveningMy camera ran out of battery as I filmed the closing sequence to one of the most unexpected evenings I’ve lived in recent memory.  As some of you know I’m big into my self narrated videos.  I enjoy filming my life as if I were a bit actor in a much larger story.  I can’t [...]
28 Apr
Guatemala DreamingWhat is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Guatemala? Does anything? To be honest it took me a little while to think of something. After a few moments though the images started to flow. First the images of incredibly colourful clothing came to mind. [...]
10 Apr
Paris Guide - Quincampoux, Tire Boudin and Place des Victoires Parts of this walk made me giggle when I first discovered these hidden gems. Other parts are about experiencing new emotions and pleasures. It’s a walk that is composed of several neighborhoods, the oldest and the shadiest streets of Paris. In some places you may cringe, in other places you may laugh while [...]
10 Apr
Paris Guide - Rive Gauche France, the French and Paris are known for their great debates. Debates are an art form. They are often engaged in with no larger purpose than for debates sake. For many years I survived the debate circuit in France with only a few French words. ‘Camembert’ was my key word if [...]
09 Apr
Paris Guide - The Hands of God Walk If you only have one day in Paris this is the walk you must do.  It’s the walk that changed my life several times over.  This is the walk that has inspired my greatest moments and has offered comfort during my seemingly interminable miseries.  It is a walk that can last an hour like it [...]
08 Apr
Paris Guide - Noma to Pompidou Walk The Noma (North Marais ) to Pompidou walk covers a large part of the South and North Marais as well as the connecting streets to the Beaubourg Pompidou Centre area. This is a good half-day walk including museums, galleries, boutique shopping and a selection of cafes. It starts in the historic Jewish Quarter [...]
07 Apr
Paris Guide - Cannonball Walk The cannonball walk is one of my favorite walks. It covers a part of the neighborhood my sister and I lived in for many years. It has history, great cafes and a nice outdoor basketball court. This is a slow meander that can take up to three or four hours or it [...]
04 Apr
The Last GoodbyeI left UNESCO for the last time yesterday. After thirteen years of almost fanatically serving a cause I walked away. I guess its early to describe the feelings I have for that place. It is after all where I have grown from a naive 21 year old intern to a realistic 34 year old [...]
21 Mar
I Leave in a Week I leave in a week.  I leave my current job at the end of March.  Ok, for you fact freaks it’s a little more than a week but I only have the time to do this now. I’ve worked here for over a decade.  I’ve enjoyed my time.  As with most jobs and most places I’ve [...]
10 Mar
I am Here to Understand Haiku: Something so simple unseen, felt and devoured never ending love
03 Mar
Colorado -> New Mexico A couple of weeks ago I took a drive.  I took a drive from Denver, Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico.  I took a drive very similar to that Tom Petty song about Running down a Dream. Wait, my whole life is about running down a dream.  The problem is that I don’t actually know what [...]
11 Jan
The Year in Review - 2007 PaintedSo here I am.  One year later.  My apartment is cleaned and I’m ready to move out and onto a new life.  I leave London tomorrow.  I came to write a thesis.  I handed it in two days ago.  I also came to discover London and myself a little more.  I hope to slowly tell [...]
03 Jan
Happy New Year Happy New Year people. I’m just taking a little break from my dissertation. I’ve been writing this thing for about a month now. The 25000 words became 18000 and now its down to the requisite hand in length, 15 000. I’m happy that its almost over. I’m also kind of sad. I’ve [...]
08 Dec
Cross WalksI’m a big fan of observation, reflection and symbolism. It’s neat to sit and think about what drives people to do the things they do. With an active imagination I like to watch people walk the streets, sidewalks and train stations. I’ll usually pick one person from the safety of my café [...]