“I want to explore all the countries on the earth”
Dreamer: Pierre, 30, Project manager at a French bank
Location: Paris
Date: 7 June 2011
Pierre is the Parisian. I mean a real Parisian, everything about him just “screams” Paris. I can’t think of anyone more French than Pierre, even among all my French friends.
He was born in Versaille though, he spent most of his life in Paris. I met him in Melbourne Australia during study abroad program in college while he was doing MBA there. There was something different about him from other European students, especially his pride in being French was very visible.
Unlike other friends who strived to fix their distinctive accents, he stuck to his French way of speaking English. I struggled a lot to understand him, especially the fact that he doesn’t pronounce ‘h’ – I used to think he was angry when he said he was hungry; so when I first met him, I thought “Jeez, this guy gets angry quiet often” . But actually, he’s a sweetheart.
Every time I visit Paris, he volunteers to be my Paris tour guide taking me to places where “real Parisians” go.
It was the day we went to Le Tambour, with his friend Emilie, and Diane, who will join dreamTEAM member as photographer.
With lots of laughs, and a couple of glasses of wine, my Paris night couldn’t be jollier.
When he was asked to tell his dream, he answered without hesitation. “My dream? Simply, I just want to explore all the countries on the earth!”
Few days after the interview, he joined trekking tour in Corsica, where his family has second home.
Pursuing his dream, he travels here and there.. If you happen to run into him somewhere exotic, just say, “Ca va?” he would greet “Tres bien” with a smile as usual.
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