At the French (conversational) meet-up last night, one participant stood out from the crowd (even outshone me if that was possible at all). He was very enthusiastic and tried to make the language as interesting as possible for memorization. For example, the word for “spokesperson” in French is “porte-parole”. “Porter” means to carry and “parole” […]
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Once Upon A Time
My weekend experience in Frankfurt reminded me of my 2 nieces’ favorite TV series called Once Upon A Time. The basic plot is the characters in children’s story books came alive in reality. I had a bit of that feeling during my weekend trip (Yes, I am still talking about it). I have heard my German […]
50 Shades of Support
Last weekend I visited a good friend and his family in Frankfurt whom I have known for 15 years since my “golden” days in New York (“golden” not in terms of age but personal development). Despite our different views in the area of personal development, he has supported my book though outright promotion is out […]
Don’t sell yourself short
During my weekend trip to Frankfurt, I only brought one copy of my book with me for a couple of reasons. One reason is that most of the guests at the party are of an intellectual group armed with doctoral degree in Mathematics. I was not sure they would be interested in my book. However, […]
To Take or Not to Take?
This weekend I am going to Frankfurt to attend the first holy communion celebration of the son of two good friends of mine. As it is a weekend trip and 99% of the people are German speakers, I am not sure if I should carry some copies of my book there for potentials buyers. My […]