#33 being home
Montjoyer, (Picture by L. Stokes)
Montjoyer, (Picture by L. Stokes)
fresh view

Infosys/Czech Republic (top righ hand corner), University/Montreal (“left eye”), AIESEC Canada (“right eye”), Singapore (bottom, mouth shape), France (thingy on top).
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København 09 - Københavns Rådhus
a few weeks ago, I looked back on 2008. It’s now time to share with you some of my projects [tactics] and hopes for 2009. Ojalá que…

+ scandinavia
[a trip, a book and a habit]
like many fellow monocle readers and urbanites, northern europe cast a spell on me a few years ago, utopia of sleek design and smart policies … in 2009, I will visit the region for the first time (4-day trip to Copenhagen, Denmark), add a scandinavia-based english language newspaper to my reading list and pick up a regional habit.
+ spanish
[switching to spanish-only whenever possible]
having spent nearly 7 years studying the language, I reached semi-fluent level over the winter, thanks to my colleagues Jordi, Salva and the fofinhos. With Gabriel García Márquez by my (bed)side, I am this close to adding the whole bloody spanish-speaking world to my contact list in 2009.
+ (re)discover montreal
[splitting the fall semester across u of montreal and mcgill campuses]
home-made sushi sessions, lounging @ 2nd cup, urban outfitters, ice-skating, bbqs, ben & jerry’s cookie daught, les brunchs rue bernard, boston roadtrip, hockey games, campus life and snow storms. all of that and yet some more. I just can’t wait. pretty awesome, eh?
+ penmanship
[letters, columns, articles]
stock pick alert: Česká pošta and Post Canada will post record profit this year, as I will write letters, en masse. a letter a week does not seem much of a hastle, yet by Dec 31st you’ve made a few friends feel pretty special. I’ve been talking about this for a while now, let’s write the talk.
+ adventure
[saving 1500 euros towards backpacking]
+ familia
[2 visites et un anniversaire]
+ impromptus & imprévusإن ش

Both my parents and host parents
Mes parents d’accueil et mes vrais parents
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Some of my best friends (they’re fantabulous)
Quelques uns de mes meilleurs amis
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Fine French food and wine (my parents “brought” food to Canada & cooked it)
Un bon repas et du bon vin!
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HAPPY PIERRE!!

My parents came to Canada, a *surprise* from Europe for my 20th birthday!
I had not seen them since August 06.
Visite surprise de mes parents pour mon 20ème anniversaire!

