Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva
Manila
5.22.04

Goodbye
Geneva
5.21.04

Geneva: Spring, Boat Tour, Absinthe, Swiss Army knife

Spring
Boat Tour
5.20.04

Back to
Geneva
5.19.04

Day 8: Carouge, Plainpalaise, Cathedral de St. Pierre, Bresse Chicken

Carouge
Plainpalaise
5.08.04

Day 7: Red Cross Museum, Museum Ariana, Swiss fondue

Red Cross
Swiss fondue
5.07.04

Day 6: Old Town, Clock Flower, Bresse Chicken

Old Town
Clock Flower
5.06.04

UP
Program
5.05.04

Astral
Projection
5.04.04

UN, Mentor
City Walk
5.03.04

Hello
Geneva
5.01.04

May 1, 2004

Day 1-2: Goodbye Toronto, Hello Geneva

Location : Geneva, Switzerland

Goodbye Toronto
I woke up around 9AM getting 6 hours sleep...not ideal, but not bad either. Things were busy as expected. The packing...deleting computer files...working on the images from last night...etc.

I called up a few friends but the whole feeling was overbearing. It would have been best to just take off. They knew I was leaving...how many times do you have to exchange goodbyes?

I thought about seeing the kids one last time, but nobody was there. I just felt so alone. I'm not even scared or apprehensive of what lies ahead....just alone.

conversation with Ginny at the Mon Repos Hotel

Hello Geneva
The flight from Toronto to Geneva via Amsterdam went through ok. Upon arriving in Geneva, Ginny met me at the airport and off we went to Mon Repos Hotel, a lovely place by the lake. I could see the Jet d'eau from the balcony. Ginny and I talked a lot about everything. It's always invigorating to talk to someone who's done so much in her lifetime - covertly going to the Middle East to complete a human rights report and traveling to the Cordilleras researching on tribal tradition and customs.

Jet d'eau from the balcony

--- Gigit (TheLoneRider)
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Day 3: UN, Mentors, City Walk

(May 3, 2004) The day started by attending a UN meeting presided by Ginny. I met Joe Schekla, perhaps a diplomat who's a mentor-material. The rest of the day was spent walking around Geneva and savoring its cleanliness and organization....more »»

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