tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080955225499735836.post6311489761985264785..comments2023-09-27T10:59:20.030+02:00Comments on Wherever Launa goes, There She Is: On Making New FriendsLaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10176057306158844399noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080955225499735836.post-36508930639880518532010-05-25T03:35:01.678+02:002010-05-25T03:35:01.678+02:00Such a lovely, thought-provoking post. I adore the...Such a lovely, thought-provoking post. I adore the bear-hug from a friend's child at the end...and your cheerful tears accompanying you while you watched the sun set. (And WOW does that olive oil sound divine.)<br /><br />I've never lived anywhere but the States; in my minuscule travels, I'm always blown away at how easy it is to become soooo ethnocentric without the benefit of broad travel.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462569218964784357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080955225499735836.post-54587990528933551702010-05-25T02:06:50.963+02:002010-05-25T02:06:50.963+02:00This is fascinating, as so much of what you write ...This is fascinating, as so much of what you write here resonates with me, even though I have only moved from New York to Chicago. In many ways, they might as well be different countries. When I arrived people were so friendly, in a "talk to strangers on the street" kind of way that I was totally confused. Why are they talking to me??? I thought they were totally weird, until I learned that it was my unfriendliness that was strange. NOw that I've gotten used to it, I only notice when a friend from NYC comes to visit and is similarly confused. <br /><br />I also love what you say about looking in different places. I feel like that is advice I would benefit from taking. I haven't done all that much to look in places other than the usual -- work. yoga. the gym. Maybe I need to just approach someone in a cafe. Be all French about it.<br /><br />Perhaps I need to blog soon about international friending!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080955225499735836.post-40971094474314578132010-05-24T21:40:05.554+02:002010-05-24T21:40:05.554+02:00Hi there Heather and Stacia. That wisdom about qu...Hi there Heather and Stacia. That wisdom about questions is spot on. Wish I had learned more of those question words in French. And weirdly enough, the girls grooved on the food from the start. It is one of the things about them that makes me so proud. One of many. Writing from the TGV on the way to the Paris airport!!Launahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176057306158844399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080955225499735836.post-41159491161074050002010-05-24T20:54:16.521+02:002010-05-24T20:54:16.521+02:00Here's to many more golden drops of Provence, ...Here's to many more golden drops of Provence, figurative and literal, once you return. What a wonderful way to end your year! And I'm curious ... How long did it take Abigail and Grace to adjust to the cuisine??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080955225499735836.post-13265213602353601382010-05-24T04:59:59.196+02:002010-05-24T04:59:59.196+02:00I so hear you on these travel lessons. My own insi...I so hear you on these travel lessons. My own insight when abroad? People are uncomfortable with foreigners. They don't know how to get to know you. So ask lots of questions about _them_. Make them forget you're a foreigner--make conversation as easy for them as possible.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528893270379032939noreply@blogger.com