CathinFrance
Lived in: Washington DC.; Surrey; Canterbury;Rome;London;Glasgow Scotland;Scottish Borders.
Now live in: Provence, south of France - http://provencesouthoffrance.blogspot.com
Qualified in: English & American Literature; Librarianship and Information Science.
Have written for the British Council, Department for International Development (DFID) and Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA.)
Worked as: academic librarian; information manager; project manager for overseas development projects (books/journals/education); European Development Manager for 2 academic bookselling corporations (both American.)
Interested in: current affairs; travel and leisure; English, French, American and Italian literature; European languages; history; food writing; health and medicine.
Like: putting water out for the squirrels; collecting, identifying and cooking mushrooms; swimming; walking by Pic Gros and Fontaine de Vaucluse. Jeeves & Wooster. The Larkins.The Godfather. And chess, though I'm not much good at it.
Love: beauty; sun; heat; nature; France; Provence; Paris; walking the coastal path between Beaulieu and Cap Ferrat; picking olives; a few people deeply; one cat; Renaissance art; Shakespeare; Chaucer; democracy; reason; free speech.
Latest Articles
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Divorce: Think The Kids Will be Fine if You Divorce? Think Again
Many husbands and wives who end a marriage say, "The kids will be fine," after divorce. The reality is that children aren't fine when mum and dad divorce.
Jul 18, 2011
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Eating Disorders - Why Men Now Suffer From Anorexia and Bulimia
Eating disorders are typically seen as medical conditions that affect young women. The incidence of bulimia and anorexia in young men is rising however.
Jul 18, 2011
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Google+: 75% Of Google Invites Go To Guys Not Girls
Google launched Google+ to take on Facebook and LinkedIn in the social media arena. Oddly though, 75% of all initial Google+ account holders were men. Why?
Jul 16, 2011
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Aix-en-Provence - City of Culture and Fountains
Aix-en-Provence lies close to the Mediterranean sea in the south of France, close to bustling Marseille, the wild Camargue and the chic French Riviera.
Jan 2, 2010
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Avignon, South of France, City of the Popes
Avignon is one of the major cities of Provence in the south of France and one of the most relaxed and beautiful.
Dec 24, 2009
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