Emily Belsey

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Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.

- Anne de Lenclos

Archive for December, 2008

Stand By Me – The Best Version Ever

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Watch it here.
It’s great.  And inspiring.

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Days 5, 6, and 7

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

Whew!  Time flies.
Day 5 – Our last full day in Torino (Thursday) was great.  Mike took us back downtown where we visited the Mole Antonelliana (the Eiffel Tower of Torino) – the view was amazing!  The interior of the Mole is a cinema musuem, which was, of course, heaven for me.  We spent a few [...]

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Day 4 – Torino!

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Well, I woke up today to a wonderful surprise – snow!  It was like every Christmas movie you’ve ever seen: inches of clean, white snow everywhere, and soft, dry snow falling everywhere…
Of course, this also means it was cold – about 2 degrees Celsius all day.  But it was so much fun!
In the morning, Jenna [...]

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Days 2 & 3

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Yesterday was our last day in Germany, so we:

went back to the castle for a guided tour (got to hear Twain and Goethe’s thoughts about the city.
ate crepes with bananas and Nutella = AWESOME!
bought a cell phone
went shopping at H&M = best store ever!
spend the night at a hotel in Frankfurt

Today we had an early [...]

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Deutschland

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

I have been in Germany for just over 24 hours now. In that time, I have…

gone ice skating
hiked to a castle in the dark
eaten falafel
had three cups of hot chocolate
ridden a bike to church
taken a nap

Tomorrow should be just as fun.

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