Online Portfolio

I just created an online portfolio on Carbonmade: https://liobambi.carbonmade.com/

It is a pity that I have to pay to post as many pieces as I want but I like their simple design. If you want, go check it out!

Une petite promenade à Paris

Not living close to your friends is one of the most frustrating things that life taught me. It had already been two months that I didn't see Alexis so I went to Paris on a whim yesterday. We have a weird tradition, Alexis and I: we always eat at a Japanese if we meet for a lunch. We both love it - especially him. He drools when I mention the word "sushi" - and it's not very expensive. So as usual, we met at Odéon and went to the place we are quite familiar with. We didn't have to look at the menu; we knew what we wanted. We ate delicious makis and skewers. We drank. We walked. But mostly, we talked - he more than I. We talked about our lives; what we liked about it, what we disliked, what we want, what we expect... It was great to talk to a good friend, which I lack here in the new city.

It snowed and then it was sunny then it rained. The weather was capricious and unpredictable but I didn't really mind. I discovered new streets and walked along the Seine. Despite the piercing wind and occasional snow, I could see that spring was arriving. Pink buds on trees were ornamenting grey streets. I felt a bud ready to bloom in my heart too.

I met another friend for a cup of tea in the afternoon. We went for furniture shopping as well since he was looking for a height-adjustable wooden chair. As I thought, we didn't find any. It was still nostalgic to walk on the small streets of Marais. When we finally got to Le Loir dans la Théière, my mouth was dry and my throat was pleading for something to drink. We each ordered a pot of tea and shared a piece of lemon meringue with a huge amount of cream on the top. We obviously talked about guilty pleasure. The salon de thé had walls full of posters glued upon one another. The posters were both recent and old - a miscellaneous collection of time. Other walls bore paintings of Alice in Wonderland. The tea party! Although the service was slow and people around were loud, I enjoyed talking to my friend and drinking the cup of tea with, of course, spoonfuls of creamy lemon meringue.

On my way back, I sketched a little on the bus. It is something I do nowadays, sketching and coloring afterwards. It's a better way to spend time than reading through Facebook news feeds, being creative that is.

All in all, it was a fruitful day, even sleep came fast.


xx

Liz

Applying for a job

Like most people, I hate hospitals. But most of all, it is the dentist's that I dread. A couple of months ago when I found that I had some cavities, I was faced with one of the responsibilities of being an adult: making an appointment with the dentist on my own. To be frank, I had never taken an appointment with the dentist myself, nor gone there on my own. But life of an adult is cruel. I couldn't even afford to whine. All I could think about was how much more it would hurt if I didn't go as soon as possible. When I heard that the appointment could only be in a month, I felt a bit relieved. But the day came eventually and I found myself waiting at a white room, sweating like a pig. Time passed so slowly when all kinds of threatening tools were digging and cleaning inside my mouth, never failing to tense all my muscles with that sharp, terrifying noise. After what seemed like an hour of keeping my mouth open, I thought it was finally over. When I came out, however, what awaited me was a 450 euros bill. As soon as I came back home, I started to look for a job as if I have just realized that living a life was so expensive. How could I have been so naïve? I wanted to find a job that entailed at least a bit of writing. Something I could do online but also something that could allow me to go out and meet people. While searching for things on the Internet without much success, an idea came to me: 'I could probably write for an online magazine.' Then I could go interview people or and take pictures and write about it afterwards. So I looked for online magazines and found one that had many articles on art, travel, food, and people. Every article had nice photos and I liked how they were organized. I found out that they were looking for oversea correspondents so I decided to give it a try. All they wanted was an email introducing myself. So that's what I did, trying to be simple but not forgetting to point out the details that might interest them. I don't want to expect too much since the amount of expectation equals the amount of disappointment you feel if you are rejected. For me who has been only rejected ever since moving to a new city, it is hard to pretend it is okay even if they don't answer. I do hope it could work. Wish me luck.

xx

Liz