Archive for March, 2006
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
Packing list
As I am leaving Sunday after hopefully getting my passport back from the Syrian embassy tomorrow, I have completed my packing list. I keep a packing list for the following reasons: Make sure I have everything I need Prevent the bloating effect by not packing something that is not on the list Check I did [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Preparation,Preparation guide by david
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Paris, c’est chez vous!
French people love their pets. My parents have a dog, a cat and around 15 lovebirds. And they call them their babies since my brother and I left the nest several years ago. It is not rare to see a Parisian whose only “family” is a dog. That said, maybe related to the destruction of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in France,Interesting by david
Saturday, March 25th, 2006
Moral lessons in 1932
Last weekend, as I was visiting the new house of my parents, I discovered in the attic a stack of old books and notebooks from the thirties that were left behind by the previous owner. There were well conserved school books on subjects like physics, mathematics, French litterature, English and other “normal” subjects as well [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in France,Interesting by david
Friday, March 24th, 2006
Ticket to Cairo
I spent most of my day yesterday looking for a plane ticket to Cairo. I had already looked before leaving California but I did not want to buy before knowing how long it would take to get my visa to Syria. Now that I knew, I was able to buy it. When I looked last [...]
No Comments » - Posted in France,Preparation by david
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Focus on your world
[09/02/2006: Sadly, the UNEP website does not exist anymore so no more links to the pictures! ] While I was in transit at London Heathrow, I noticed very cool photos all over the walls. They are photos of cool landscapes or animals or people. I really like the idea of having all these pictures in [...]
