30. Re comenzando

29. Where do we start?

or where do we end!
so much has happened...we are tired...
La Menche

28. Comprometidas! / Engaged!

Oficialmente, el 8 de Agosto 2006 en el 56 piso del edificio Montparnass de Paris, nos hemos “comprometido”.

Oficially, on the 8th August 2006, 56th floor of the Montparness building in Paris, we have become "engaged"

Pronto haremos una fiesta con los amigos para celebrarl el "compromiso".

Soon we will have the official party with friends to celebrate the engament.

Montpartnass, the tallest building in Paris...

just wait for the view....

this is the view...

Check on the left side, you can see the Eiffel Tower sparklin at 12 midnigh.

PS The rings were made by cristina's friend Kate, who used to do all sort of rainbow things, and this particular rings were made with cristina's help, just a few weeks before her friend died in 2002 in a terrible accident. So they have been waiting for someone very special to wear them.
PS Los anillos fueron hechos por la amiga de cristina, Kate. Ella hacia todo tipo de cosas, pero siempre con los colores del arcoiris, y estos anillos en particular los hizo con la ayuda de cristina, solo un par de semanas antes de que ella falleciera en un tragico accidente. Por lo tanto estos anillos son muy especiales, y han esperado por la persona mas apropiada.

27. La Graduación/The Graduation!

Finalmente, y por primera vez en mi vida tuve una ceremonia de graduación para celebrar my 9.5 de 10 que saque en la tesis final de mi master.

Finally, for the first time of my life I had a graduation ceremony, celebrating my 9.5 out of 10 mark i got for my thesis.

Vanesa, lisa y Mariama me celebraron con torta, y nueve punto cinco tragos de piña colada…

Vanesa, Lisa and Mariama celebrated me with a cake and 9.5 shots of piña colada…

26. Visitas de Holanda

Nos visitaron buenas amigas desde holanda…

Aquí esta Marian, quien conoce a Mariama desde que tenia 5 años, así que es muy especial.

Ella vino con su hija que también se llama Mariama, y con ella conocí la casa de te musulmana.

Aquie esta Mariama, en la casa de te musulmana, que es muy bonita, y vivimos a cinco minutos de ella. En realidad es parte de una mesquita muy linda.


















A la izquierda esta Marian,
descansando y disfrutando
de la vista de Paris.




Mariama, Marian y Mariama

25. My Bike got Stolen!/Me robaron mi bicicleta!

This is my bike, and for a week i managed to enjoy it in Paris!
They stole it! and i am sad...
i was really enjoying biking Paris, and feeling for once i was getting to know the place like i know the streets of Sydney.



Esta es mi bicicleta, por una semana la tuve en Paris!
Me la robaron! Y estoy muy triste...
Estaba realmente disfrutando Paris en ella, y por primera vez en mucho tiempo, sentia que estaba conociendo sus calles y sus gente, tal como conozco Sydney.

:-( La Menche

24. Working in Paris!

Saliendo del trabajo...

un break antes de seguir...


los alrededores del trabajo de mariamaVolviendo a casa...

La Vie en Rose!

23. Summer in Paris

Life is shaping up here is Paris, dispite the fact that France lost :-(!

Since we were distracted by the MUNDIAL DE FUTBOL, we postpone giving you some good updates in relation to our stay in France.

Cristina’s Thesis:

Finally finished and done, hoping that someone at the University take some interested in it. But I have done my part and it feels amazing to have finished it amongst all the changes we have gone through in the last year. By the way is going to be a year in August, since we left Australia.

Mariama’s Secure a JOB:

Mariama has been given a permanent job, which here in France is very important. It is also important for us, since is giving us the kind of stability we wanted. She is enjoying this moment of fulfilling

a desire she had for long time, to work in an office, related to her law degree, and with a regular income!.

Home Sweet Home:

We are very happy in our new home. Our house mate Berna, is superb and she seems to be enjoying our company too (we think). The place is really comfortable, and we are receiving friends and family for almost the whole month of July and August. So, if you are planning to visit us, you better book soon! :-)

(photo: Berna and Jullian, her boyfriend, a very nice french boy!)

"Girl Friends":

We are welcoming some new girl friends in our life, and we are very happy to share beers and games with Lisa and Vanessa.

It looks like we are going to have lots of fun together, and we are welcoming this with open arms. The more the jolly!

Summer in France:

It is strange to be on summer in July and August!... there are many fun activities for free, festivals, exhibitions, and open space events! So it is a good augment for us to be here now.

Keep us post of your life in Australia, Chile, Ingland, Spain, Libanon, and Holland.

22. Vive la France!!

We are enjoying to be in a country that is wining!

what an experience..........some photos after the france vs brasil match..
wish you were here next weekend, we think France is the winner!

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21. Gay Pride Day in Paris!

Technically speaking, we have not missed one gay parade, since we left Australia. Amidst all the changes, and challenges we are constantly facing in our chosen new life, we managed to look happy and beautiful at the gay parade in Paris!

We were photographed more than 20 times, and since it was more crowded with heterosexuals than gay, we decided to follow the people we wanted to be photograph with; from the Parisian lesbians girls, to the African family.

Here some photos for you to enjoy…

more photos...

20.Finally we have a home!!!!

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We are now living in our new home…big kitchen, nice comfy bed, a study/living room, all for us…

We are sharing with our new friend Berna, a Turkish girl, 31, architect, who has been living in France for six years.

Surrounding our new home, we have the new Modern Opera and one of the main train stations “Gare de Lyon”, which takes you to the south of France. Twice a week we have a fresh market on the footpath, to by fruits, bred, French cheese, meet, and typical “brics and bracs” from Paris. Five minutes walking is the Seine, and we are only 15 minutes walking to the Bastille, place to dance, drink and eat.(mostly tourist!)

The “internal” home is happy. A bedroom with not very nice coloured furnishes (pink) but we will dress it up with our colours, a study/living room with a huge study table and a couch to drop after work and to bed our friends when they come and visit. The Kitchen (my favour!!!) is big, with gas and an oven! A table for three, a dishwasher, a fridge, and lots of nice shelving for all the goodies. A doors opens for a mini balcony for the smokers, and from where we get nice fresh air coming in, it also lead to a lift where you can bring your shopping bags through!!

We are so happy to have found this, something to stabilize ourselves, and something really nice to live in.

If you would like us to send you our new detaisl, type your email and click YES!:

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Thank you once again to all of you who gave us a hand to get this place, specially to Ruben, Kamalle, Farzin, and Mahmoud. Your help was crucial for this.

Here a photo of the kitchen, more to come later:

Finalmente, Un hogar!!!!

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Finalmente hemos encontrado un hogar… una cocina grande, una cómoda cama, una sala de estudio/living, todo solo para nosotras…
Vamos a compartir con una chica muy simpática, Berna, vive en Francia desde hace seis años, originalmente de Turquía, arquitecto, 31 años….

Estamos cerca del Nuevo Opera de París, y una de las principales estaciones de tren “Gare de Lyon”, que te lleva al sur de Francia. Dos veces a la semana tenemos una feria de frutas y verduras, quesos franceses, y cosillas típicas de Francia. A cinco minutos del Siena, 15 minutos del Bastilla, un lugar muy turístico.

El hogar interno esta muy contento. Tenemos lugar para los amigos, cuando nos visiten. La cocina (Mi favorita!!) es grande, tenemos gas y un horno! Una meza acogedora, una maquina lavaloza, refrigerador, espacio suficiente para celebrar. Un pequeño balcón para los fumadores, y por donde entra el fresco del París… hace calor por ahora! Ah, y hasta un ascensor para subir las compras…

Estamos muy contentas de estar aquí, algo que nos estabilice, algo cómodo para vivir, y disfrutar de Francia…

Si quieres nuestra nueva direccion, escribe tu email, clic "SI, quiero tu direccion!", y luego clic en "Submit Form":

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SI,quiero tu direccion!

Aqui una foto de la cocina, vendran otras mas adelante:

19. Please Vote for ME!!!

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Dear Friends and Family,

I am in the process of creating my presentation card, and I have been thinking as how would I title myself, what would represent me best, but most of all, what would make people wanting to work with me.

I invite you to vote in this very preliminary part of choosing a title and a description of who I am professionally:

PS: do not take too much notice of the fonts, or design since a graphic designer would look at it, but please notice the content.

Please choose the one you like the most, the one that catch your attention:

CRISTINA PALMA - CREATIVIST

CRISTINA PALMA - CULTURAL CREATIVIST

CRISTINA PALMA - CULTURAL CREATOR

CRISTINA PALMA - CREATIVE WRITER & CULTURAL CREATOR

Something like this:

the card would be something like this:

33 (0) 671 61 9 421 cristina@creativist.org CRISTINA PALMA CREATIVIST WRITING * RADIO * COMMUNITY PROJECTS * CROSSCULTURAL

+33 (0) 671 61 9 421 cristina@culturalcreativist.org CRISTINA PALMA CULTURAL CREATIVIST WRITING * RADIO * COMMUNITY PROJECTS* CROSSCULTURAL

An any positive feedback is welcome...

Vota por MI!!

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Queridos amigos y familia:,

Estoy diseñando una tarjeta de presentación y me gustaría que opinaran al respecto. Quiero algo que me represente a mí, quien soy, como soy, pero por sobretodo algo que haga que la gente quiera trabajar conmigo.

Los invito a votar en esta elección preliminar del titulo con el que me voy a presentar:

PS: no se fijen tanto en el diseño ni el tipo de letra, ya que un diseñador grafico se esta encargando de eso, pero si miren el contenido de la tarjeta mas abajo.

Elije el que te gusta mas, el que llamo más la atención:

CRISTINA PALMA - CREATIVISTA

CRISTINA PALMA - CREATIVISTA CULTURAL

CRISTINA PALMA - CREADORA CULTURAL

CRISTINA PALMA - ESCRITORA CREATIVA & CREADORA CULTURAL

En la tarjeta se vera algo asi:

33 (0) 671 61 9 421 cristina@creativist.org CRISTINA PALMA CREATIVISTA ESCRITORA * RADIO * PROYECTOS COMUNITARIOS * CROSSCULTURAL

+33 (0) 671 61 9 421 cristina@culturalcreativist.org CRISTINA PALMA CREATIVISTA CULTURAL ESCRITORA * RADIO * PROYECTOS COMUNITARIOS * CROSSCULTURAL

Comentarios positivos, bienvenidos sean...!

18. The Game!

We have been lucky to be housed in Mariama’s friends place. For a month we have been staying there, sharing the space and their generosity. Meanwhile we have been looking for a place, a “home” more than just a place where we can move and start to live again in Paris… We are very closed to get there, so keep tune to unamormagico’s blog.

Thank you Marjorie and Xavier for giving us a hand during this transitional time…and thank you to all the friends who have responded so quickly to our cries for help!!!

La Menche, in Paris!

Photos during a game match between two very old school mates!:

17. Tiempos Dificiles/Difficult times!

Artista MARTHA ESCONDEUR mas detalles Aquí
For further information on the artist click on "aquí"