De Ce Monde Secret de l’ Amelie Americaine

This was certain one of the best compliments that I’ve been given so far by another blogger. One of the most sincere and thoughtful expats that I’ve encountered on my journey has just awarded me a thinking blog award. Thank you Barbara. Your personal touch to everything you do, is most certainly appreciated by this lost in NYC dreamer. Here’s to all of us, who are looking to connect across countries and oceans, with those of a true heart, and “thinking blogger’s” mind. Sorry couldn’t resist the pun.

I now have the tough choice of choosing five other thinking blogs of my own and giving you the reason why I believe they deserve this award. Should you choose to participate, please follow the rules listed at the bottom of this post, and “pay it forward” to five other deserving bloggers. (Note: there are those greats like “Le Monde de Titus” who are not on this list because I know that they have already been nominated)

1) Magic Moments Photo Blog:

A picture can say more than a thousand words, and with titles like “l’absence de vie” and “and the question is was I more alive then than I am now” this photo blog collective organized by Etolene, is a true expression of fine art, shared community, and creativity.

2) Les Mots Croises

Gaena has created an almost dream-like world in her blog, complete with music and video to compliment the mood of her posts. Another sensitive, inquisitive soul who must spend a lot of time thinking and feeling her way through the world.

3) Paris Breakfasts

Into each life there needs to be a bit of beauty to lift us out of the doldrums. Whenever I am missing Paris, I visit this colorful blog to remember what it felt like to use all five of my senses and to re-experience this place.

4) Les Minutes Celibataires

This writer puts me to shame. Her scripts are dramatised in an audio podcast about the single life en francais. Would love to produce content this polished. A girl can only dream.

5 ) Dare I admit that this blog holds a strange power over me? Slightly turbulent world of Fishturn.

So if any of the above mentioned blogger’s would like to continue with their thoughts. Please read on…

Here are the rules to the Thinking Blogger Award. It originated by a blog called ( what else ,) The Thinking Blog.

1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,

2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,

3. Optional: Proudly display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote (here is an alternative silver version if gold doesn’t fit your blog).Here are the two badges available to cut & paste on your post, and your sidebar

You can chose the silver one or the gold :

And that is about it. Until next time…Amelie

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