Brigitte's English Corner

A meaningful poem by Pablo Neruda that makes us think about the meaning of our lives. You start dying slowly if you do not travel, if you do not read, If you do not listen to the sounds of life, If you do not appreciate yourself. You start dying slowly When you kill your self-esteem; When you do not let others help you. You start dying slowly If you become a slave of your habits, Walking everyday on the same paths… If you do not change your routine, If you do not wear different colours Or you do not speak to those you don’t know. You start dying slowly If you avoid to feel passion And their turbulent emotions; Those which make your eyes glisten And your heart beat fast. You start dying slowly If you do not change your life when you are not satisfied with your job, or with your love, If you do not risk what is safe for the uncertain, If you do not go after a dream, If you do not allow yourself, At least once in your lifetime, To run away from sensible advice…

How music and languages are connected for me. A sample of singing in French at the end.

Dorota interviewed me about my hometown in the South West of France

In French for a change. I loved the moving story told in the poem [https://www.poesie-francaise.fr/victor-hugo/poeme-elle-avait-pris-ce-pli.php], that the author dedicated to his daughter Léopoldine who died tragically at a young age. Written in November 1846, by French novelist and poet Victor Hugo

Training to read expressively. How do you feel when you read a book?