It’s been 1 year since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti. I’m sure we all remember the images on TV and the news cover. I will not talk about the money that was supposed to be invested in helping Haiti or about the hundred, thousands of words of hope and encouragement said, the help promised and [...]
If you ever visit London, don’t forget to go to the Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Not only there’s a nice park nearby, and the Royal Observatory too, of course, but the amount of items in the museum is really impressive. Especially when you stumble upon a manuscript copy of the US Declaration of Independence, sent [...]
It’s Saturday and I woke up incredibly early. I like these moments, when everything is still and calm. Everything except a few birds, of course, which can be annoying occasionally. This morning the crickets in the surrounding fields seem to be more “chatty” than the birds, though. After watching the news on TV, I decided [...]
How many of you know what happened on June 25, 1876? Link 1 Link 2
Yesterday I came back home after a dinner with some friends and I was lokoing for the news on TV. Skipping channels I found Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. I can’t recall how many times I’ve read the book, and I had already watched the film when it was released. But I wasn’t interested [...]
Hotel Rwanda It’s a really worth watching film. Very moving. Though I’ve never been to Rwanda, it brought me back to my African years and the madness of the war in Congo/ex-Zaire… Pieces of history too many ignore. — When The Levees Broke Astonishing documentary in 4 parts. A must see.
