English Many years ago, in the German language grammar classes in high school, we were given the task of describing a photograph. A picture, often surreal, without any context. By writing a short paragraph, we had to demonstrate the possession of elaborate vocabulary to describe […]
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The Place of the Books
Българска версия може да откриeте под английската. In his essay Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One’s Books Georges Perec says that every library answers a twofold need, which is often also a twofold obsession: that of conserving certain objects (books) and that of organizing […]

Soul Shelter while Shelter in Place
Версия на български може да прочетете по-долу. The last couple of months were definitely hard for us. Just like many average family in the Western world we found ourselves in a situation when both my husband and I are full time working from home and […]

Le vieux-port de Honfleur
Cold wind roars from the North. One wants to draw their scarf over their head. The old houses by the port of Honfleur draw up a line huddling together to protect from the wind. With their facades in colour, they remind elementary school students preparing […]

Language lessons for beginners
I have always been fascinated with languages lessons. For the simple pleasure of acquisition of laborious grammatical construction. For the plain lexical satisfaction. Like a toddler, praised by its parents for the first correct sentence I feel utterly fulfilled by being able to say Alors, […]

Protected: Seasonal list of pleasures
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Three Women To Inspire February
I was born in a small hospital in Tokyo. Mamma says she remembers two things: A mouse running across the floor, which she took as a sign of good luck.A nurse bending down and whispering apologetically: “I am afraid it’s a girl. Would you prefer to […]

City from above: Climb Duomo di Milano
It has been always fascinating to see the city from above. Climbing towards the top of a high building almost immediately brings a sensation of winding down by leaving far behind the noise from the street, the vanity, the confusion. Once you pass the winding […]