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3 years ago

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Pascal Derrien · Henry Nicholas John Gunter was a German American or more discreetly referred to as being of strong and recent German heritage as they were saying in those days. Gunther was born in 1895 on the 6th of June to be precise. He grew up in In East Baltimore and by any means had a prett ...

5 years ago

These Days

Pascal Derrien · Metz, France 1974 · I am probably four, its my first school year and my parents told me it was a time I was madly in love with my teacher. We have settled here for a few months but I am well accustomed to move from places to places. In the last 18 months a  major change has occur ...

6 years ago

Way Out

Pascal Derrien · When I was a kid, I remember every village in France even the smallest one had a world war one and two monument. On their flanks a list of names that if you take time to read them would remind you that war is not a video game. I thought the statues had people inside them, I was c ...

7 years ago

Shadow Boy

Pascal Derrien · Not always easy to make new acquaintances when you blow in a hood where you don’t know anybody. Sometimes you get picked on because you have a different accent or because people don’t warm easily to novelty. Now I had become a master at integrating new environments since I was bo ...

7 years ago

When We Were Young

Pascal Derrien · Serendipity has been at me again lately and who knew that technology would play a positive trick on me. It was 3 weeks since I had lost my phone somewhere in Spain and after a few admin steps I got my work phone delivered to my office that morning, after following all the plug an ...

7 years ago

Suicide In The Workplace Is No Easy Pill To Swallow

Pascal Derrien · I was not quite sure I wanted to write about suicide, I was not sure I should ultimately I was not sure I could either. I am no moral authority and maybe talking about suicide was a bad idea. · I was told this is really personal and you should leave it. Yes I agree it is personal ...

7 years ago

My First Language Is Not My First Language

Pascal Derrien · My first language is not my first language it is a bit like saying my happiness coach has depression right? Besides the figure of speech the tongue in cheek statement I have come to realize it is actually the reality. Let me explain, like many others I left my birth country rough ...

7 years ago

Excuse Me Can I Talk To You For A Minute or Back To Basi(c)s: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Pascal Derrien · They thought they would have been quicker, it took them a while and a lot of efforts too, it is dark now but they finally made it, it’s minus 27 outside and their little ‘’expedition’’ is in front of the Svalbard Seed Vault somewhere on an isolated Arctic island off the coast of ...

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