Me time & lockdown #2
Was deleting some of the pictures on my phone and realised it's been now 3 weeks that I am in lockdown #2 in Nice, France. Honestly, these weeks have felt much longer than the lockdown #1 and as much as I
To my tribe
I have a list of things that I have planned to write about: the French cliches and truth in that, why it's so hard for a TCK to 'settle down', mindfulness and gratitude (and the impact that can have -
Stay at home guilty pleasures
It goes without saying that working from home is very different to going into the office. One advantage is that I wake up after 8am and no longer 6am - which means more sleep and 'un reveil en douceur'! More broadly,
Touch has a memory
New measures announced today: no beaches open, no cafes and no bars operational until 2 June. That got me thinking about a sense that is suffering a lot during this pandemic: touch. I will miss the start of the roasting season
Thankful TCK
There is no doubt that growing up as a TCK, changing worlds/language/school/culture has had a great impact on who I am as a person and has sometimes exacerbated my indecisiveness about choosing a home. But what I have gained in the
Perfume my world
In 'Senses and memories' I wrote about how the taste of a tartelette aux framboises reminds me of my exchange year in Strasbourg (France) and a specific feeling of fulfilment and happiness. Smell is another sense that has a particular effect of
La vie en rose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0feNVUwQA8U 'La vie en rose' - French expression that may have originated in the XVII century and which links to the colour pink, as a symbol of happiness. La vie en rose is then a way of saying that someone is
Sensory overload
I had a day off today so I went on my allowed 1h walk per day, 1 km around the house. As I strolled down the Avenue Victor Hugo, I decided to turn off the music I was listening to and be