Anglo Apéro.. A Voyage to Australia with ABIE…

I was invited this week to an Anglo Apéro, organised by the Australian Business in Europe association, in conjunction with the Franco British Chamber of Commerce & Industry, NetworkIrlande and the France Canada Chamber of Commerce..

This 7th Anglo Apéro, entitled “A Voyage Down Under in the Heart of Paris”, had an understandably Australian theme and venue, the Club Oz, in rue St. Denis in the 1ère arrondissement. With its original warm-coloured décor and aboriginal paintings, the club (which belongs to the Café Oz group), guaranteed the change of scenery… immersing us in the heart of Australia for une soirée…

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Sarah Gogel.. Changemaker…

I recently read an interesting article whose author was making an argument for why he thinks the world is undergoing a “paradigm shift”.. i.e. the early stages of a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions, one of several monumental shifts in history that have uprooted our society’s very foundation, such as the Industrial Revolution, taking it off its current path and putting it on a new one.

One of the signs the writer cites to support his argument of a paradigm shift is his belief that a global consciousness shift is underway in which…

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Deepak Chopra in Paris on 17 May 2016…

A UNIQUE EVENT | SOIREE…

TAKING PLACE AT THE GRAND REX IN PARIS, ON THE 17TH OF MAY 2016:

DEEPAK CHOPRA CONFERENCE AND MEDITATION…

« Une soirée avec Deepak Chopra: Comment vivre mieux aujourd’hui et demain? »

Deepak Chopra will be in Paris on Tuesday the May 17 for an exceptional conference on a topic that affects us all: how to live better today and tomorrow?…

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American Graduate School in Paris: Its 11th International Conference…

I was invited to attend the 11th International Graduate School Conference last week, taking place at the American Graduate School in Paris (AGS).. an intimate French and American accredited graduate school specialising in International Relations and Diplomacy Masters degree programs in a prime Left Bank location.

This year’s intensive Two-Day Conference was entitled: “The Complexity of Religion in International Relations: Theoretical, Legal, and Geopolitical Perspectives”…

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Hotel Raphael.. A Rendez-vous…

Hotel.. Raphael..

Was our.. rendez-vous…

“Pour.. ce soir la”…

I opted for my very black clinging dress, a discreetly plunging neckline.. showing off blonde skin.. topped with a waist-hugging fur-collared black jacket…

A provocative black hat with a sheer veil.. completed the dramatic look.

While applying the finishing touches on my “maquillage”.. (charcoal slate eye make-up, contrasting with pale ivory skin).. I was reminded of Marlene Dietrich in her Joseph von Sternberg 1932 movie, “Shanghai Express”…

Which.. I adore…

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The 2016 AWG Paris Annual Gala…

When I nonchalantly volunteered to join the organising committee of the 42nd Annual Gala of The American Women’s Group in Paris (AWG), at their monthly morning coffee member’s meeting, little did I know that I would be swept into the heart of the largest active English-speaking women’s group in France.. celebrating its 67th year of existence.

The Gala is their biggest fundraising event of the year, given that not only is AWG’s mission to promote the cultural patrimony of France through the rich cultural programming it offers as a French registered non-profit cultural and educational organization, it is also – and most importantly – to raise money for the charities it supports tirelessly, as part of FAWCO: The Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas, a global women’s NGO and international federation of independent volunteer clubs and associations founded in 1931, with special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council…

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Jeanne Toussaint.. Cartier’s “La Panthère”…

Jeanne.. Toussaint…

“Une femme brilliante”…

“La panthère… de Cartier”…

Indomitable… woman…

Director of the world renowned French jeweller and watchmaker Cartier’s “Haute Joaillerie” department from 1933 until 1968… Toussaint was fabled for her exquisite imagination and prowess in being the creator of the elusive and magnificent “panther”… that “beauty of beauties” of the feline animal kingdom.. “la panthère”…

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Le Hibou.. à l’Odéon…

Drenched… soaking wet…

With…unreasonable…

Insane…

Lashings… of torrential…

Wind… rain…

Furiously… relentlessly…

Targeting… us…

We were delighted to take refuge… in the conveniently located… overhauled café bistro…

Le… Hibou…

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