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Brittany McKee  

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From the land of good wine and baguettes...

Journal Entry: Tue Aug 21, 2007, 5:37 AM
I have been in France for the past 2 weeks and leave on the 25th. I cannot begin to express how much more beautiful it is than I remembered. I was ten years old the last time I visited...

I arrived in Paris and took the train to Nancy, and I can admit I love the hustle and bustle of walks of all life. I sat fashionably at a café near the train station and watched each person walk past imagining what they must be like. I love watching people... perhaps its my inner sociologist! I sipped on an espresso and felt though cool air... it seemed so surreal that I was back in Europe once again.

Once I arrived in Nancy we were picked up by a friend and driven to the small but picturesque town of Thiaucourt, where my grandmother and her brother grew up. We have been staying with my 2 uncles who are now living in the house of my great grandmother (shes in a nursing type home down the street) and they just moved to this house to live more quietly away from the flat on the Seine in Paris where they lived for many years. I've visited all around Thiaucourt as well as the surrounding tiny towns of rolling hills, farmland, majestic churches, and castles. The life of simplicity here is beautiful... small towns here are not like they are in the US. The people look the same here as they do in Paris... the only difference is that they choose to live a more simple way away from the city. No one lacks ignorance here... everyone seems to be a walking encylopedia! I am so fascinated by the stories each person here has to tell.

I've also been able to visit the little city of Pont à Mousson which is very chic and charming and has wonderful restaurants, cafés, and shops. Perhaps my favorite place so far though (aside from here in Thiaucout, and Paris) is Nancy. The Place Stanislas is incredible... not to mention the beautiful cathedrals too.

Thursday we are staying in Paris until we leave on Saturday back to the states.

All in all I feel strengthened by seeing once again the place of my heritage... the way of life that is so naturally instilled in me. My uncle even made a comment that he does not see any American in me... that I am very 'french'... which I suppose is true, heh. I love the USA, but ultimately I know Europe is my destination... I hope that I will have the opportunity to go to school here in France next year for university. Perhaps in Paris or in Nancy. I just have a feeling my music, compositions, art, and state of mind will thrive more here than it ever will anywhere else.

I dont want to leave...

  • Drinking: Limonade

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  • Current Age: Age is but a number...
  • Current Residence: Nomadic; but can be found around Huntington, WV or Phoenix, Arizona or Northeastern France
  • Interests: Piano, Composing, Musical Theatre, Writing, Photography
  • Favourite movie: Amelie, The Pianist, Seven Years in Tibet, Pride & Prejudice, V for Vendetta
  • Favourite band or musician: Yann Tiersen, Chopin, Debussy, Ben Folds, Regina Spektor, Imogen Heap, Damien Rice, Led Zeppelin
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock, Classical, French, Arabic, Greek, Jazz
  • Favourite artist: Da Vinci, Matisse, Serge Courte-Paris
  • Favourite poet or writer: Shakespeare, William Blake, Billy Collins
  • Favourite photographer: Salih Güler, Ilker Gurer, Gilad Benari
  • MP3 player of choice: Zune
  • Favourite cartoon character: Mickey Mouse
  • Personal Quote: "If music be the food of love, play on!"
  • Tools of the Trade: A mind full of emotion

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~SilvWolf:iconSilvWolf: Dec 26, 2007, 6:12:55 PM
I found you, Brittany! :D
~maygane:iconmaygane: Dec 10, 2007, 5:39:22 PM
love your gallery!!=p

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~Kateri12:iconKateri12: Dec 10, 2007, 12:47:15 PM
hello!

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~Mellowring:iconMellowring: Nov 14, 2007, 5:22:52 AM
Thank you for the :+fav:

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*Theolonius:iconTheolonius: Nov 1, 2007, 4:23:18 PM
Thank you for the:+devwatch: and the :+fav: I appreciate the support! :D

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~nemike:iconnemike: Nov 1, 2007, 12:25:05 PM
Love the photos! Great gallery!

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*jozefm:iconjozefm: Oct 24, 2007, 10:30:56 PM
Many thanks for the favorite and watching.:)
*BloOdYsKillian:iconBloOdYsKillian: Oct 24, 2007, 4:52:14 AM
thank you so much for the !:+fav:

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~timseydell:icontimseydell: Oct 23, 2007, 9:45:11 PM
You have some great black and white shots in your gallery, keep it up. Plus fav on Lester 1 from a fellow ohioan :)

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~LisztTPI:iconLisztTPI: Aug 9, 2007, 2:02:54 AM
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*Vampirella87:iconVampirella87: Jul 15, 2007, 12:46:51 AM
Hey there :wave:

How are you? :)
~lunarstorm:iconlunarstorm: Jan 5, 2007, 5:44:26 AM
you have great style i your gallery, the Portraits are beautiful & all the other pics in that brown tone too...
keep it up :)

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~Malinki:iconMalinki: Dec 20, 2006, 6:53:09 PM
Thanks for the :+fav: on India 10! Much appreciated :blowkiss:
~utOpic-spirit:iconutOpic-spirit: Dec 13, 2006, 10:44:38 AM
Ooooooh thx for the favvv =]
ur space is very very wonderfullllllllll___<3

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~IzNoGooD:iconIzNoGooD: Dec 12, 2006, 7:14:37 AM Mood: Wow!
:wave: britanny!

thanks a lot for the :+devwatch:

means a lot

john

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~pippen453:iconpippen453: Dec 7, 2006, 10:11:53 AM
Thanks for the Fav :spyed:
~noir-badger:iconnoir-badger: Dec 6, 2006, 10:26:51 PM
thankyou very much for the fav on "Zinedine Zidane"
it is greatly appreciated.

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*Yueshi:iconYueshi: Dec 6, 2006, 8:17:36 AM
Thanks for the :+fav: :)

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*BSeanD:iconBSeanD: Dec 6, 2006, 3:24:48 AM
Thank you very much for the :+fav: on Natures Wonderous Gifts. :) [link]