Here I am finally at my first destination, ready for some adventure!
I will describe my stay with some pictures and highlights. Please take good note of the following: I consider highlights all moments when I really feel alive! They could be very pleasant or very unpleasant. They are moments of pure emotion that give life its spice and beauty.
- Wandering through the streets of Bordeaux on foot and by bicycle and discovering the city;
- Playing handpan in a church;
- Being told not to play handpan in the church;
- Finding a beautiful yoga studio, Satnam Club, and practising there;
- Blogging with a cup of Cappuccino with oat milk;
- Meeting friendly and inspiring people: Florent, Marie-Anne, Paul & Clémence;
- Discovering that the bio-hazard symbol on the Covid isolation center is actually the coat of arms of Bordeaux;
- Watching the football Euro2020 eight final France versus Switzerland (3-3, Switzerland wins after overtime and penalty shootout) as the only Swiss guy in a bar full of tense French people. I eventually risk telling my table neighbours that I am Swiss, which they don’t find funny at first. I then offer them a beer and we have a really good chat. They end up being really friendly;
- At the end of the game, receiving the message “Run Damien, run!” from a dear friend who knows where I am;
- Not being accepted in a personal development seminar I want to assist in because it is already sold out;
- Seeing someone’s heart break after I tell her that I can’t reciprocate her romantic feelings;
- As a result, having to let go of a connection I deeply care about, one of the most honest and pure I have ever built. I hope that with time we will be able to get in touch again…
Bio-hazard 
Le Chiffre de Bordeaux 