Imagine the scene, I am in a Thai restaurant, in New Zealand, with my boyfriend of the time. It's the first time we've been here but like every single time I'm in this kind of restaurant, my heart goes out to a curry. He tries to convince me to be a little more adventurous and try something new for once. I hesitate, the stress rises in me, I love all the dishes in sauce that are on the menu but I have such a big fear of being disappointed that I dare not choose. Panic-stricke

J'accepte la grande aventure d'être moi Simone de Beauvoir "I accept the great adventure of being me" This great adventure evoked by Simone de Beauvoir, is something that struck me during my first travels. At the beginning it was simple, if I hadn't taken my courage in both hands to assert myself and appreciate myself as I was, I surely wouldn't have gone very far. However, it was with a bit of a lump in my stomach and a rather shy attitude that I spent my first trips... unti

Do you remember the story of the Princess and the pea ? This is the story of a young prince in search of a "real" princess. He went all over the world but had great difficulty in finding his better half. He was never sure if his suitors were real princesses. One evening, as the storm raged outside, a young girl arrived at the castle, her dress and hair completely soaked. She had gotten lost after fleeing a battle in her distant country, and announced that she was a real princ