tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3761817340062043080..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: George Bush bought a giraffe, so I did tooKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52983013072807256882018-12-07T15:50:04.615+01:002018-12-07T15:50:04.615+01:00It might be 15 inches tall. I wonder how I managed...It might be 15 inches tall. I wonder how I managed to get it back, undamaged, to the U.S. Especially since the last stop on that trip was Geneva in Switzerland, and I had time to go to a supermarket there. I filled a huge bag with treats and lugged it all back with me. Since we were part of an official delegation, we didn't have to go through U.S. customs to get back into the country.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49659404577864497152018-12-06T22:38:28.332+01:002018-12-06T22:38:28.332+01:00I remember the story. What a nice experience. Th...I remember the story. What a nice experience. Thanks for posting the giraffe. It is very nice. It looks three feet tall in this photo. Harrietthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780589706130979964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89251703260652286002018-12-06T11:52:10.816+01:002018-12-06T11:52:10.816+01:00Awesome story.Awesome story.Marwadi Onlinehttps://marwadionline.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9105543163204280682018-12-03T15:37:14.550+01:002018-12-03T15:37:14.550+01:00Ah, yes. She was a good one.
Ah, yes. She was a good one. <br />Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-36522072280405047802018-12-03T12:29:40.116+01:002018-12-03T12:29:40.116+01:00I think I found the name: Lorette Miller Ruppe, fr...I think I found the name: Lorette Miller Ruppe, from Wisconsin but her husband was a congressman from Michigan.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4910387525913819772018-12-03T12:22:40.901+01:002018-12-03T12:22:40.901+01:00Who was the director of the Peace Corps in 1985? S...Who was the director of the Peace Corps in 1985? She was on the plane with me, but I can't remember her name.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37294224320864080012018-12-03T08:34:40.863+01:002018-12-03T08:34:40.863+01:00Great story, and I love the photo!
I went to Afri...Great story, and I love the photo! <br />I went to Africa in 1985 with the Peace Corps. It was the height of the famine. Changed my life.<br />Do tell more stories! Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19848611668505935372018-12-03T06:20:21.733+01:002018-12-03T06:20:21.733+01:00Great story Ken...first that you were invited on t...Great story Ken...first that you were invited on the trip and then to be able to help out in the gift shop... wow, splendid.!ANNIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773170712031987455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50812502232747762782018-12-03T02:17:43.047+01:002018-12-03T02:17:43.047+01:00Thank you sharing this special story.
It is so ver...Thank you sharing this special story.<br />It is so very interesting.Linda from Alabamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983608418231711700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41402447828971390972018-12-03T02:17:02.507+01:002018-12-03T02:17:02.507+01:00That's a great story, and what a spectacular e...That's a great story, and what a spectacular experience.<br />Going the other way, there's a State Department program that brings rising leaders of Francophone countries to the US and tours them around; a friend has worked as a translator for it for years. Yay for cross-cultural understandings.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59343243947173241502018-12-02T23:02:58.963+01:002018-12-02T23:02:58.963+01:00Quelle superbe histoire ! Je suis si heureuse et s...Quelle superbe histoire ! Je suis si heureuse et si fière de vous avoir, Walt et toi, dans ma vie ! Quels amis formidables vous êtes ! Et quels merveilleux moments nous avons vécus ensemble dont ceux partagés avec vous, Evelyn et Lewis, en France ou aux USA !!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653415570156737776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5393172950119685052018-12-02T23:00:03.194+01:002018-12-02T23:00:03.194+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653415570156737776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56913540863599197402018-12-02T22:10:20.440+01:002018-12-02T22:10:20.440+01:00Exactly, Judi - I am going to repeat the story tom...Exactly, Judi - I am going to repeat the story tomorrow in french class and push studying french! <br />What other exciting things have you got to share, Ken? And...that is a very nice photo of you!<br /><br /><br />Mary in Oregon<br /><br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66122623368601722982018-12-02T22:08:28.713+01:002018-12-02T22:08:28.713+01:00Great story Ken and you look so handsome in the ph...Great story Ken and you look so handsome in the photo on the plane. I feel like the man on the far right was a well known reporter, but I can't think of his name.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82355615208404093262018-12-02T19:58:32.055+01:002018-12-02T19:58:32.055+01:00What a nice story!
What a nice story!<br />Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66878051550443260282018-12-02T19:51:22.795+01:002018-12-02T19:51:22.795+01:00Please write down and share your recollections. Hi...Please write down and share your recollections. History customarily focuses the memories of the great and that is not what the past, which includes everyone, is about. RoderickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44632332538131838032018-12-02T18:43:30.475+01:002018-12-02T18:43:30.475+01:00I second the idea of writing them down while you a...I second the idea of writing them down while you are remembering them now, Ken ;) Thanks for sharing this one! What an adventure.NotchNorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592233115819398599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80701312687893300152018-12-02T18:15:21.061+01:002018-12-02T18:15:21.061+01:00And share more with us! This was just fascinating ...And share more with us! This was just fascinating for me to see! In fact, I am going to share it with my students, as an example of how learning another language can give you all kinds of opportunities you never imagined you could have. Wonderful!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89873957255863143932018-12-02T16:41:29.021+01:002018-12-02T16:41:29.021+01:00This story makes a nice start for the day.
Thanks ...This story makes a nice start for the day.<br />Thanks so much!chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78925476624112371282018-12-02T15:52:35.906+01:002018-12-02T15:52:35.906+01:00Thanks for telling us this story. The signed photo...Thanks for telling us this story. The signed photo is a wonderful keepsake and the giraffe also. Someone in the Bush family may have that larger giraffe. I remember visiting DC with my family in the 80s and seeing GHW Bush presiding over the Senate. He was a good man. Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16900433027078616932018-12-02T14:46:14.217+01:002018-12-02T14:46:14.217+01:00Even though I didn't participate in this trip,...Even though I didn't participate in this trip, this brings back so many good memories of the life at the Agency. As a matter of fact, it is the first time I hear about the giraffe story. Looking forward to hear more about that trip; with your writing talent it will be quite an epic story.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30959965065813263262018-12-02T14:14:36.626+01:002018-12-02T14:14:36.626+01:00love that story and also the giraffelove that story and also the giraffemelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6300912475442712292018-12-02T13:57:59.322+01:002018-12-02T13:57:59.322+01:00Fabulous story.Fabulous story.Andy Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131431242371886428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-36325400043461612712018-12-02T13:42:37.395+01:002018-12-02T13:42:37.395+01:00How nice of you to share that. Great story. I alwa...How nice of you to share that. Great story. I always liked him!pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13634261863101345772018-12-02T13:03:55.507+01:002018-12-02T13:03:55.507+01:00A life filled with great adventures, is a life wel...A life filled with great adventures, is a life well lived. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.com