“If one is not sensitive, one is never sublime”. Voltaire, letter to M. de la Harpe – August 11, 1766             Hello, young Padawan   Who told you that in the United States, everything was overrated, standardized, and boring? Those who have only been to the big cities, no doubt, but even there, you just have to get out of…

            “Swallow flying high; the weather will be alright, swallow flying low, soon the rain will flow.” Anonymous quote, no doubt making a philosophical parallel with Twitter, lol.             Hello, young Padawan     A cute visit to an eco-solidarity garden in Michigan, more precisely in the pretty city of Detroit, that’s what I have in store for you today. Urban…

        “Legend tells that if you come across a spider on Halloween, it means an ancient spirit you loved is watching you.”. Anonymous.         Hello, young Padawan     Halloween is an old Anglo-Saxon tradition often poorly understood by other cultures that remains a mystery to many. At the time where everything would be satanic, it could be easy to make the first-degree shortcut,…

        “We travel to change, not of place, but of ideas”. Hippolyte Taine.             Hello, young Padawan     If there’s one thing about America – and not just one, of course – it’s that they are proud of their country. Indeed, we have to recognize that our cousins, the hamburger eaters, were essential in the industrial era of the late 19th…

    “A trip is the only thing that you buy and makes you richer”. Anonymous.               Hello, young Padawan     Today, less talk, and pleasure of the eyes. Since traveling is still complicated – and it’s my optimistic nature that says “still” – I told myself that making you discover one of the most grandiose buildings of my adopted city would be…