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The power of proximity

I was worried.  We all knew that I was worried� What if I stepped off of the bus in Lyon, our eyes met, and we both realized the the chemical reaction was long since over� What if, upon spending a few days together, we discovered that the magic had dissipated and if we chose to [...]

l’expérience française

For those of you not in-the-know, I just came back from a 10-day visit to France and the surrounding area. I went out to visit my girlfriend, Natalie, who is currently studying for a semester at a university in Lyon. Having never been to Europe before, I decided to go visit her. The opportunity to [...]

She is gone

Natalie left for Lyon at 12:20 PM. I walked her to the security checkpoint and whispered the sweet nothings in her ear. I wished that I could have come up with something more to tell her. A phrase, a sentence that would have summed up everything we have. Something memorable and significant. The most I [...]