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Paris, France: 11 March 2019

by idah | Mar 11, 2019 | Postcards from Abroad

Notes from UNESCO: Another fantastic week at UNESCO. It started with His Excellency and ended with International Women’s Day. On Monday and Tuesday, George Papagiannis conducted nine interviews for the podcasts Olivia and I helped produce, Many Voices, One...

Paris, France: 2 March 2019

by idah | Mar 2, 2019 | Postcards from Abroad

Notes from UNESCO: What a week! It started with the President of Iraq visiting UNESCO. I was so close to Barham Salih, I could have reached out and touched him, too bad a velvet rope stood in my way and of course the fear of being tackled by his military escort. I...

Excerpts of Olivia’s Paris Journal: Chapter VIII

by Olivia Sanchez | Mar 1, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad

I can’t believe February is already coming to an end. I feel so at home here and the thought of leaving in a month makes me want to cry. This week at work was probably my favorite so far. Ida and I got to work with George Papagiannis again this week to produce...

Excerpts from Olivia’s Paris Journal: Chapter VII

by Olivia Sanchez | Feb 22, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad

Last week I shared what was basically a love letter to stationary, and reflection about why I hold Valentine’s Day (and Galentine’s Day!) so close to my heart. This week I feel obligated to admit that during 8 short weeks in Paris I have accumulated enough craft...

Excerpts from Olivia’s Paris Journal: Chapter VI

by Olivia Sanchez | Feb 19, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad

This week started with a slow recovery from my cold, and a whirlwind day trip to Chartes, France, with my high school friend, Brooke. I am always pushing myself to grow, and one of my goals while in France is to say yes more, and give into my anxiety less. In a lot of...