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9 novembre 2007

Or the difficulty of being aware

Or the difficulty of being aware
The problem, when you live a country where you don't speak th elanguage, it's that you are never aware of what's going on, the futile as well as the essential ex 1 : Friday the 12th of October, my 15kg of luggage and me were ready for 12h train trip....
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20 août 2007

the best of it

the best of it
Because my garden is not only awesome for BBQ, I start to become a real "coocking-granny" : Jam, pie, everything is good to use all the fruits provided. Well actually it's not really MY garden. In our only an apple tree stand, but the one beside which,...
26 septembre 2007

Back from Scotland

Back from Scotland
1h30 sunday night I was falling on my beloved bed. The warm and sunny monday kept me far from my computer and attracted me more for an outside expresso and some shopping. But back to real life : hunting dust and mess in my room and trying to figure out...
7 octobre 2007

On the presidents' path

On the presidents' path
A friendly sunshine and some over-warmed temperatures brought me yesterday afternoon at Heiligendamm, place where the G8 was. 20 minutes train and 16 kms of bike and here I was, like many others "got nothing better to do today"-city-guys. Not much to...
8 janvier 2008

At the North of the South, here are the kings

At the North of the South, here are the kings
At the end of her 2nd day inside, because of the so called "illness", I do get nut !! So, as we were getting close to Epiphany, whcih this year is exactly on my 3rd day of "house prisoning" , I call my friend, open cooking books and prepare a King brunch...
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19 janvier 2008

Hey ! Mr. Potato !

Hey ! Mr. Potato !
Because the "kartofel" in Germany it's a bit like our French Baguette, et because it seems like there is a special year for it, I invite you to check this website (clic on Mr. Potato). I know doesn't really make sense a "potato year" but that's the way...
10 juillet 2008

Celebration

Celebration
OUr institute is now independant (and at the same time got an awefull name), to celebrate it we had a small garden-party : It's my Post-doc, A GIRL, who is taking pictures, and don't ask why she snaped my and our american student ass !! For once in germany...
3 février 2009

NZ-2009-The departure

NZ-2009-The departure
For exceptional reasons, I will post for a little while in this blog. Why ? Because I am just back from 2 awesome weeks in New Zealand, for hollidays with my beloved....well the 1st real reason is because he had a conference there, and thus Uni was kind...
4 février 2009

NZ-2009-1st day

NZ-2009-1st day
Happy mood as soon as the alarm rung, the sun goes through the plam tree to tell us that NZ is here and wait for us to explore it. View from the room AND in the room Lack of luck, it seems that the dry air in the plane has decided of other future plans...
13 février 2009

NZ-2009-Waitomo

NZ-2009-Waitomo
Just awake and we are already on the way to Waitomo. They said 3h to get there, and that's what it took us, even with a "we are running out of gas" time ! The goal ? To go caving, look at the glow worms and being adventurous in a 10 degree water. Would...
9 septembre 2010

Back in the blog

Back in the blog
I have left this english blog alone, for too long. Now that I moved from North of Germany to North of France, I guess it is the right time to start again to talk to you here. I promess I'll try to post as regularly as possible. So let's start with our...
24 septembre 2010

Little treats

Little treats
Our second week-end in Lille, still under the sun, was focussed on our flat. Still no pictures to show because it is too much of a mess, although we have re-built the bed, the couch and the table, and cleaned the bathroom and we finally got our fridge...
30 septembre 2010

Our 1st Lille braderie

Our 1st Lille braderie
We've been lucky to arrive in Lille 3 days before the big "Braderie de Lille" (details in english when you clic on the link). Was nice, we could discover the city, it was sunny, the shops are doing big sales, people are happy, we eat mussel-fries-beer......
8 novembre 2010

The Swimmingpool

The Swimmingpool
The Piscine, is an old swimmingpool transformed into museum, in the city of Roubaix. The frame of the museum makes its visit quite special. During our visit, end of October there was a temporary exposition about Degas. The permanent exposition is quite...
3 octobre 2007

Fall present

Fall present
3rd of octobre : National day in Germany What did I plan to do on this day off ? Go to work, 'cause "Everything is closed, nothing to do and alone in the lab it's cool" But someone above me and some bacteria had changed my plans. After a night with stomach...
18 septembre 2007

Updates

Updates
Ok I'm between 2 conferences, just back from Berlin, and on the way to Edinburgh, so naturally I'm a bit lazy :p so here are some updates : Regarding Kitesurf, the monday after, the teacher called me "Hey, I have steped on your sunglasses, you can come...
29 février 2008

Break "Ouiiiiii"

Small break in my US story, don't worry, I'm back and safe and nothing had changed here, that'S why I still got so few time to update the blog. Anyways, the Wednesday before I left, my colleagues had organised a "Wii" turnament. 2Wii and 2 projectors,...
7 septembre 2007

Baptize..end of the story

Before going home after a long week and before a beer/rugby evening and a Kitesurf week-end, I will finish the "incredible story of the danish baptize" 7am sunday morning, rush for all of us at the shower, quick coffee and 1h later all in the car on the...
18 septembre 2007

And I'm flyiiiinnnnggggg

Post from Monday 10th of september To see the pictures it's HERE When you are a student, with a state-grant, you’ve got no cash left and no time (you’re working to get more cash). So you spend 7 years saying « oh, I’d love to do that…and that… » Last...
11 août 2007

Or the difficulty of getting old

My high school friend (10 years already), one of my closest and best friend, just told me that in Mars 2008 she will put a new little guy on Earth !! "Shit !" that's all I could say for the 10min of conversation. What a news. Just to summarize : August...
1 octobre 2010

New category

Never ever thought I would say that, or even write it, but since I am back to France, I have to admit that there are couple of things WHICH WERE BETTER IN GERMANY ! Yes, that's a bit hard to say but I witness it everyday, or so. Please notice that my...
30 juillet 2008

Not tired of it

Or the adventures of a Chinese in germany : I might have told you already about my chinese colleague. Anyways, 5 minutes ago he poped up in my office, like a little boy, with his hand full of blackberries, more or less black and ask me : - Excuses me,...
2 janvier 2008

Back but for how long ?

Christmas is over, Jesus was back....so ME as well !! Honestly I'm not very sure how long I'll be able to keep on updating the blog properly, but at least I'll try to hang on... Furthermore, if December was busy, January won't be any better. But new year,...
2 octobre 2007

Countdown

Only 2months and a half to loose 2h30 !! COUNTDOWN !! Ready ?! Weirdly, I'd start to get depresse about that, and somehow I am but not that much. I came the 1rst time in Rostock a year ago and moved in in November, so somehow this grey-dark weather remember...
24 janvier 2008

Or the difficulty of having....

.....a "non french" Boyfriend Explanations : We have been to the cinema to watch "2 Days in Paris"; by and with Julie Delpy, in french/english with german subtitles. Here is the background : us 2 lovers, and quite few couples like us, plus bunch of others....
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