My father lived 40 more years, at first he had been an active founder of the Croatian Parliament when it was still abroad, but then, he distanciated himself when it was taken over by revengeful idiots whomwe owe some responsabiity regarding the 1990-ish Yugoslavian civil war. He spent the rest of his life quietly carving wood and writing what now amounts to around 2 thousands books, essays, plays…
I was 3-4 times in the USA to visit my sister who since moved back to France (having no job, she still had to pay the Obamacare which she couldn’t afford anymore after her divorce). So I visited Dallas when she was in Texas, and San Francisco the other times. Last time I went to San Francisco, some part of it (Castro?) felt unsecure and filthy… but I liked interacting with most people: friendly and professional.
The Swiss people always let me know I wasn’t quite one of them, though I was welcome to work with them and never really bullied except with a few autist-hating individuals… but the day I showed my Red passport to my colleagues, I had a « Beautiful Mind » moment in our office openspace where every colleague left what he was doing to just come, shake hands with me and warmly congratulate me. I mean it when I say I would grab a rifle and shoot at French soldiers, should they try to invade Switzerland.
Your dad sounds like he was a wonderful interesting person . Good for you for having all his wisdom downloaded to you. I’m glad to hear about your loyalty towards Switzerland
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Try to go to the Piz Gloria, or watch James Bond’s « on Her Majesty’s Special Service » (they built Blofeld lair which now is a panoramic restaurant on this mountain)… The Swiss love their land.
My daughter took lots of videos and photos when she was in your country . She also went to Croatia a couple months ago and went to France for a month last year. She is 31 and loves to travel , she is not married and no children so she spends a lot of her time traveling . I hear about her adventures, so happy for her .
My father lived 40 more years, at first he had been an active founder of the Croatian Parliament when it was still abroad, but then, he distanciated himself when it was taken over by revengeful idiots whomwe owe some responsabiity regarding the 1990-ish Yugoslavian civil war. He spent the rest of his life quietly carving wood and writing what now amounts to around 2 thousands books, essays, plays…
I was 3-4 times in the USA to visit my sister who since moved back to France (having no job, she still had to pay the Obamacare which she couldn’t afford anymore after her divorce). So I visited Dallas when she was in Texas, and San Francisco the other times. Last time I went to San Francisco, some part of it (Castro?) felt unsecure and filthy… but I liked interacting with most people: friendly and professional.
The Swiss people always let me know I wasn’t quite one of them, though I was welcome to work with them and never really bullied except with a few autist-hating individuals… but the day I showed my Red passport to my colleagues, I had a « Beautiful Mind » moment in our office openspace where every colleague left what he was doing to just come, shake hands with me and warmly congratulate me. I mean it when I say I would grab a rifle and shoot at French soldiers, should they try to invade Switzerland.
Your dad sounds like he was a wonderful interesting person . Good for you for having all his wisdom downloaded to you. I’m glad to hear about your loyalty towards Switzerland !
Try to go to the Piz Gloria, or watch James Bond’s « on Her Majesty’s Special Service » (they built Blofeld lair which now is a panoramic restaurant on this mountain)… The Swiss love their land.
My daughter took lots of videos and photos when she was in your country . She also went to Croatia a couple months ago and went to France for a month last year. She is 31 and loves to travel , she is not married and no children so she spends a lot of her time traveling . I hear about her adventures, so happy for her .
Lucky woman. I just hope she learns to settle and build something that shall outlast her… and give you happy grandkids.🙏🏻