Hope is a waking dream. - Aristotle

"To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope.

Individually or collectively, we must hope that the future will be better than the last, that our offspring, and theirs after them, will be a bit closer to an ideal society, whatever our perception of that might be."

- Drizzt Do'Urden

Well done is better than well said.

My two ever-lasting impressions of Paris:

The crisp, warm smell of bread

and

The mad, mad, mad traffic conditions

The pastries and bread in Paris, are just heavenly. Their enticing smells are never more than one or two streets away, as you stroll down the pavement.

Of course, if your legs can manage it, walking is far more preferable than braving the crazy, disorganized traffic mess that is Paris. You really need skills to drive and wind your way through the chaos of vehicles and blaring horns.

Hybrids cars produce up to 75% less pollution than other vehicles.

Despite being UK, seeing those young faces and hearing that familiar accent, I felt a pang of reminiscence.

All the memories of being a university student came rushing back, threatening to overwhelm me in their wake.

The friendship among us, forged in the independence and solitude of being abroad, still remains, as strong as ever.