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Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
One of my favourite bloggers, Peter, wrote a very thought provoking article today about Forgiveness. Do go and read it first, I will wait for you to return. Did you enjoy it? I very much did. It struck a chord in me. Today I was thinking about forgiveness, and forgiving ones self, which led me to think about past mistakes. We have all made decisions in our life that we have later regretted. Some decisions are life-changing, some are merely ones to be looked back on with regret, or with sorrow. I am generally an optimistic person, a glass-half-full type of woman. If you were to ask me…
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Cultural Faux Pas – Buffet Canadien and Himbeergeist
… or as a good friend of ours once said, “I made a right pas faux”. Sometimes life as an expat is not so rosy. Sometimes we make mistakes and look really quite silly. Moving to a new country is fraught with social danger, there are so many unwritten rules ready to trip you up. Much to the amusement of the locals. When I was invited to party with “Buffet Canadien” during our first summer in Geneva, I was curious what would be served. Canadian buffet – would it be moose sandwiches and pancakes with maple syrup? I racked my brains to think of other Canadian specialities – were…
