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Geneva Diaries #44

Women and Choice, French Films, Geneva Blockbuster, Jack and Gilles 5/29/11 Dear Purnima, Are you back in Geneva again ?  I hope you had a wonderful time in London. See anyone or anything totally fascinating ? I agree that the male dominated societies in which we live insist on making choices for “their” women, choicesContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #44”

Geneva Diaries #43

Jack and Gilles -Law and technology Vanishing Saraswati On May 24, 2011, Roger wrote: Dear Purnima, It’s me again with a link  to a great article about DSK.  I am thrilled that someone has finally made the link  between what happened at the Sofitel hotel and what the IMF and other financial organizations have doneContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #43”

Geneva Diaries #40

Lights Out In Wonderland 5/23/11 Dear Purnima, One last little blurb from Japan before we leave to come back to the land of rude shopkeepers and cashiers and nasty old men who chase beautiful damsels through the parks of Geneva.  It will be strange not to have charming and smiling young Japanese hand your changeContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #40”

Geneva Diaries #39

Women Dear Purnima, After a more than 24-hour trip home, which included three bus rides, one plane trip and two trains, we are home again.  It was a delightful trip and I’m dying to tell you all about it (unfortunately, my second massage was more enjoyable as far as massages go, but it was doneContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #39”

Geneva Diaries #38

Geneva: A Magical Week in Wonderland Subject: We are off to meet the wizard… The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Dear Roger Its been such a whirlwind ride that I’ve had no time to think about The Break-In/Burglary on the Boulevard, Trouble/ Theft in Tranchees! My brother is in town with his family and its beenContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #38”

Geneva Diaries #37

Zurich and Schaffhausen On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 Dear Purnima, How could you even suggest that I might forget you ??? Your last two emails have been really upbeat and positive, but how could it be otherwise after swooshing down the slopes of Chamonix in the shadow of that giant, glacier covered cone, and your anticipationContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #37”

Geneva Diaries #36

Bonne journée internationale de la femme ! ! ! Dear Purnima, Just wanted to wish you a Happy Women’s Day.  I heard a report on the BBC yesterday of a state in India (Kerala, perhaps) where it was forbidden for women to wear jeans and to use a mobile phone.  There are obviously some religiousContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #36”

Geneva Diaries #35

Le Magicien d’Oz and Other Stories 2/23/11 Dear Roger, It was wonderful to catch up with you earlier today, I’m afraid I rambled on incessantly pouring out every bit of my heart and mind as though there was to be no tomorrow. But, as you know tomorrow has been a long wait! Did you tryContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #35”

Geneva Diaries #34

Tiger – The Soldier, Oscar Wilde, India, Mythology Greek, Evangeline 1/15/11 Dear Roger, It was fabulous seeing you the other day. I felt closer than ever before, like a best (boy) friend (the girl one is taken) or even family, perhaps a past life connection?? I truly felt I could “unload”, and I’m afraid IContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #34”

Geneva Diaries #33

Language – Hindi/Urdu, I Kissed a Girl, Laws in The Real and Cyberworld 12/22/10 Dear Purnima, Here’s the latest article from Tom Dispatch, and the introduction is revealing in that the US government has blocked access to the site from government computers.  Really quite shameful !  If I disappear down an Alice-like hole, you’ll knowContinue reading “Geneva Diaries #33”