One of our esteemed older brothers sent us notice of an academic gathering in late June in Paris organized to study and celebrate the life of Antoine Saint-Exupéry.
As our weekend staff never studied French (but German) in Fribourg, we have utilized a translation service to give you this sense of the event.
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Retreat, testimony and exchange of social, educational, solidarity, cultural and literary an international of people who inspired and refer community in the work and the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
These meetings aim to bring together the driving part of the international community devoted to "Antoine de Saint-Exupéry," which will also enable us to help measure his work and a life that still serves as reference.
Round tables will offer a better understanding of the latest news from the scope and diversity of the actions of each in its various sectors of activity. Through conferences and cultural events, we will be rediscover the thinking and Saint-Exupéry commitments beyond these practical experiences.
Over these three days, you'll meet some 250 people from all continents in an intense time-sharing to enrich the community.
The great closing evening, Monday 29 June 2009, marks the anniversary of the birth of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and it will officially launch the Youth Foundation Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, with more than 650 guests in the great nave of the Bernardins College.
What are the odds on this one?
To be fair, Brew was aware that D'Annunzio owned a vacation condo in Maui, but he hadn't seen Mike in a few years and had no inkling he was on the island.
(Brew is an editor at msnbc.com and lives in a suburb east of Seattle, near the Microsoft campus. D'Annunzio and his wife, Vicki, live in Seattle's Capitol Hill area. Mike works at Boeing; Vicki's a yoga instructor. Both Mike and Tom have two children; Mike's are older.)
Years ago, Brew and D'Annunzio were Bossuet skiing partners. They were not necessairly noted for their skills ... but noted nonetheless..
Tom and Mike met later in the day, as the D'Annunzios were set to leave the island the next day.
Over a beer, they caught up on recent events and ruminated about the prospects for electrical cars. They discovered that both couples have taken up tennis in their advancing years.
And they wondered, too, about the odds on two Villa alumni running into one another, randomly, on a street in Hawaii 40 years and a month after leaving Fribourg..
