Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Friday, 25 March 2011
" This is life " de Alexandre Ivonov Kitchev
What I am going to talk about today is very important to me.
I am going to tell you the story of Alexandre.
Alexandre lives on the street.
He is my sort of neighbor like he would say !
Every morning he sits on the bench next to the bakery where I buy my croissants every morning.
Alexandre comes from a little town called Vladiskovovo in Bulgaria.
The first time I saw him was the first day I moved in to my flat.
I was going in to the bakers and he gave a big smile and told me : " Have a good day Mademoiselle "
I thought, what a great smile and a nice thing to say.
So I bought him a croissant and since this day I bought him one every day.
I realized that I enjoyed shaking his hand and chatting with him.
So today I asked him if he would mind me interviewing him and taking a picture.
He answered laughing : " Oh today no problem, I'm not too busy this afternoon !
I'll met you on the bench at two o'clock ! "
Today was a beautiful day in Paris.
And there we were chatting for an hour in the sun.
Me: When did you arrive in France Alexandre ?
Alexandre: I arrived 8 months ago in Paris.
Me: How did you come to France ?
Alexandre: I came on foot with 10 other Bulgarians. It took us a month.
It was a long walk, but I like walking so it's okay.
Me: Why did you come to France ?
Alexandre: You know for business. For money. To find money and send it to my daughters and wife.
I found one little job but it didn't work out. And I had no idea how difficult it was to find lodgings in Paris.
I found one little job but it didn't work out. And I had no idea how difficult it was to find lodgings in Paris.
Me: You have a family waiting for you in Bulgaria ? How old are your daughters ?
Alexandre: Yes I have my three little princesses in Bulgaria.
My oldest daughter is 14 and the youngest 9. I miss them very much.
They are so beautiful, bright and sweet.
Like any father my dream is to pay them studies and get them out of Bulgaria.
But ... ( tears came up to his eyes) you know it's difficult but I'll get there.
I would give my life to help them.
Next question please Ella.
Me: Is work really hard to find in Bulgaria ?
Alexandre: I had my own business back in Bulgaria . I had a driver business but there is too much corruption.
I had to leave Bulgaria because of the mafia. We don't talk about it enough.
In Bulgaria there is so much corruption, in politics, business ...
I had to leave because of those problems.
France is so much better, Sarkozy does a good job. And the people have been nice to me.
If only I could work here ...But I have no money to start a business.
And I don't have time, I spend the day trying to live already.
Me: Where do you live in Paris ?
Alexandre: I live in the Bois de Vincennes. I live with ten other Bulgarians.
We all have tents. I don't go in the houses for the poor because people steal your stuff.
It's too dangerous, at least in the park you're safe and it's legal.
And when there's sun, I love waking up and looking at the park. It's beautiful.
Me: You told me earlier on, you were going back to Bulgaria on the 1st of April ?
Me: Yes, I asked help to the Aide aux emmigrés. They gave me 300 euros and paid my ticket back to my home. I am pleased to go back. Because I have a bit of money and I've solved certain problems in Bulgaria. I can't wait to see my children.
Alexandre: You see Ella, this is life. But I'm not cross with life.
Life is beautiful and I'm pleased to be part of it.
Alexandre was a beautiful rencontre.
He taught me a lot and I will miss him.
I will miss to have no one to chat to in the morning.
He is a brave and fantastic man.
I think we all have someone like that around us.
Just a chat makes a difference.
Today I showed an other face of Paris.
A beautiful face of Paris.
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Le Paris, France
LE PARIS
Paris, the town of Love, Fashion, Art , Architecture ...
Don't we all dream of Paris.
But I want to show you an other face of Paris.
Bastille
Nation a beautiful part of Paris.
But the thing I love about the "Parisiens" is the fact that they walk all the time, young or old.
Or sit and observe ...
And this lady is as elegant and matches perfectly to Paris.
I will be doing a couple of posts about Paris.
This one was just a little introduction.
The next posts will be talking about art, architecture, parisiens ...
I hope you will enjoy !
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