"Paris
is a metaphor", a famous quote by Argentinian writer Julio
Cortázar of his masterpiece Rayuela,
is the title of this entry, because it's the topic of this week, a country that
I would love to visit. This is France, and specially Paris.
Why I would like to visit this country?
For many reasons. I think it's a country that every thing their inhabitants do
is something unique in this world. From the language to
their architecture, France is the country where la vie en rose is possible
to dream. Paris is specially the city where big writers of all
time thought and felt the emotion of a "dream city", where
Cortázar made one of the most beautiful love stories (Horacio Oliveria &
Maga in Rayuela), where
Jacques Prèvert made his surrealistic poems about birds and cats, where in May
1968 an intellectual movement became one of the most powerful
protests trying to make this world a better place to live.
If I was
there, I would take a cup of wine in a boulevard, writing a poem while watching
the river and the people walking, and also visit old churches, drive around the
county and try to speak to the citizens.
However,
I wouldn’t like to live a long time outside Chile, so if I can go to France, I would
go for holidays or studying, if I get a chance to study in a local university.
And
finally, one thing is missing: my French level is too basic for even ask for a
place. So I would need to study the language if I don’t want to have a bad experience
while traveling.
That’s
all, until next time :D
Des milliers et des milliers d'années
Ne sauraient suffire
Pour dire
La petite seconde d'éternité
Où tu m'as embrassé
Où je t'ai embrassèe
Un matin dans la lumière de l'hiver
Au parc Montsouris à Paris
A Paris
Sur la terre
La terre qui est un astre
(Jacques Prévert, Le Jardin)
