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Michael Tonello

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Brockton, Mass., The United States

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http://www.bringinghomethebirkin.com

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Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Nonfiction

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I grew up in Massachusetts. I traveled the world as a makeup artist and hairdresser until a chance job assignment in Spain proved fateful, and I resettled in Barcelona. Pressed to find a profession that did not necessitate working papers, I became a lucrative eBay luxury reseller of all things Hermes. I am a columnist for HuffingtonPost.com and live in Barcelona with my partner, Juan, and our two cats, Gala and Dali.

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October 02

Michael made a comment in the group LARGEST GROUP EVER ON GOOREADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!—posted new pix topic:

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August 03

Michael made a comment on Chana's review of Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag

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Michael made a comment in the group Book Excerpts —Excerpt from Bringing Home the Birkin (a memoir) topic:

Michael wrote: "CHAPTER 1: BARCELONA ON THE BRAIN

I’ve always thought the use of a ringing phone to symbolize th...more CHAPTER 1: BARCELONA ON THE BRAIN

I’ve always thought the use of a ringing phone to symbolize the onset of great personal change was a cheap plot device, and a gross oversimplification of the various factors that inspire human metamorphosis. However, now I know better- sometimes you really can trace it all back to a phone call.
In my particular case, that life-changing phone call came early one wintry Cape Cod day – early enough that my roommate Kate and I were still cheerfully ensconced in our morning routine of Peet’s coffee, pj’s, and Rosie O’Donnell. Neither the caller nor the subject matter was by any means unusual—it was the Boston agency that represented me, giving me my newest assignment. A week-long hair and makeup job for IBM in Barcelona, it had the allure of escaping the drab and drear of mid-March Provincetown. The call certainly felt routine at the time, but we don’t always know our Rubicon when it rings….
But at least work-wise, things weren’t so shabby. I had a career that people who didn’t know better might consider glamorous. As a beautician that specialized in commercial photography, I had spent most of the last decade trigger happy with a can of hairspray and a powder puff. And somehow, along my merry way, I had also co-founded a company. Named TEAM, the agency represented artists who worked, in one capacity or another, as a part of the photography and advertising industries. The concept was both convenience and strength in numbers. Normally, if you were an advertising exec you needed to make about half a dozen phone calls to pull together a photo shoot. What my company did was turn those six calls into one. Make-up artists, hair-stylists, wardrobe stylists, location scouts, productions managers, food stylists –we had it all under one roof. As good as it had been to me, my initial euphoria at being part and parcel of the fashion industry I had always worshipped as spectator was starting to wane. I had learned that celebrities were just people with name recognition, and photo shoots were as tedious as board meetings, once you had been to hundreds of them. Ten years of crafting updo’s and vanquishing shiny noses had driven me to uncharacteristic self-analysis. Was this really how I wanted to spend the rest of my life? Maybe not, but for now I knew one thing: I was going to Spain.
I loved traveling for work, eagerly snapping up what the industry called “go-away jobs.” Nomadic by nature, I took the adage “home is where the heart is” literally - a hotel room morphed into home as long as I was in it (with the added bonuses of crisp sheets, fresh towels, and chocolates on my pillow). But lately I found myself becoming more jaded with my globe-trotting. Not because of the silly things you always heard those bridge-club biddies bemoaning in the airport- it wasn’t lost luggage or the lack of a proper bagel that had me down. I never minded the calculus of currency conversion or the etymology of exotic entrees. No, it wasn’t the inconvenience inherent to travel that was burning me out. It was boredom. I had increasingly noticed a sinister sameness about each of these foreign cities. Before my very eyes, every place was turning into every place else. I fervently hoped that Barcelona would prove to be the exception.
I sighed with disappointment and slumped against the hot vinyl seat of the taxi. Other than the flamenco music on the radio, and the blinding glare of the Catalan sun, so far Barcelona felt about as foreign to me as Boston. Tacky billboards advertising electronics and cheap hotels flashed by my window at an alarming rate. Was there any place left in the world that didn’t look like one giant strip mall? Maybe it was time for me to settle down. Maybe I needed the white picket fence and the Weber grille after all.
A mere five minutes later, my cynicism forgotten, I was as mesmerized by the view as a Midwesterner crossing the George Washington bridge into Manhattan. I didn’t know which way to look. To my left loomed the impressive bulk of the 1992 Olympic Stadium, capped off by a towering white spire that was an unlikely mating of futuristic space station and computer generated sculpture. To my right, the Mediterranean. I was dazzled not only by the turquoise shimmer of the sea, but by the hundreds of boats lining the docks. Luxury cruise ships, privately owned yachts, behemoth tankers, modest sailboats- somehow, seeing one of the world’s biggest ports was far more impressive than reading about it in Fodor’s. Suddenly, I was as excited as a little kid on his first fieldtrip. But it wasn’t until we exited off the highway and entered the city’s perimeter that I truly fell under its spell. None of my extensive jet-setting had prepared me for Barcelona’s unique urban landscape--palm trees edged the narrow streets, ornate buildings leaned companionably against each other, and laundry adorned nearly every balcony. The architecture spanned centuries of design- gothic intermingled with modernist, contemporary coalesced with classic. It could have been jarring to the senses, but as I would later learn, Barcelona had a way of turning the incongruous into the harmonious. It looked like the European city I had always dreamed of but, of late, had despaired of ever finding. I was captivated.
My eight hour days of grooming models and painting faces put a dent in what little time I had to prowl the city. However, even with the constraints of the IBM gig cutting into my tourist time, I still sampled enough of the Barcelona lifestyle to grow ever more enamored. My first instincts about the city’s physical charm had been wrong- it was far more spectacular than I originally supposed. With a population of nearly two million spread out over sixty square miles, Barcelona is segmented into dozens of neighborhoods, each possessed of its own particular brand of charm. I was hard-pressed to find an undesirable location; the place was a real estate agent’s wet-dream.
Then there was the food. I feasted on shrimp the size of lobster, tomatoes sweet enough to eat like an apple, crusty Catalan bread hot from the oven, Torta del Casar cheese (enjoyed best with a spoon), and countless pans of paella in every variety imaginable. All accompanied with sumptuous local wine from the world class Rioja region. For dessert, crèma Catalan- a heady, velvety mixture of cream, eggs, and vanilla that made crème Brulee about as appealing as fruitcake. I was in fat person heaven.
But it wasn’t just the food that gave the city its distinct flavor. Even the most mundane detail of day to day life had an artistic flair. I found myself transfixed by the most ordinary of objects. Lamps were suddenly elevated to high art. Salt and pepper shakers were crafted with an attention to detail usually reserved for Faberge eggs. Door knobs stylishly adorned a door rather than simply opening it. It’s no wonder that Jean Paul Gaultier loves to visit Barcelona.
Admittedly, it had fantastic flying buttresses and fragrant frying butifarra, but rave reviews in Architectural Digest and Zagat only go so far. I’d always thought of writing a guide book that rated the one thing in a city that can make it or break it- the people. Consider this:
“The charm of this petite Parisian bistro derives from its baby vegetable laden pot-au-feu and year-round crackling hearth. It certainly isn’t from the locals who frequent here for lunchtime rendezvous. Unabashedly elitist and arrogant, they embody (and loudly embrace, much to other patrons dismay) all of the worst qualities of the French. Still a solid choice but bring lots of backbone-- and your ear plugs.”
My review of Barcelona’s people would read a little differently:
“Perfect paella and plentiful pots of peonies make for positively passionate patrons of this new Mediterranean marvel. Even better, the clientele is largely indigenous. Visiting foodies will find them...

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August 14, 2008

Michael read and liked Felicity's review of Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag:

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message 52: by Behzad

Oct 10, 2009 02:08AM

Dizin is a ski resort situated to the north of Tehran iran in the Alborz mountain range.

The huge Dizin ski resort was established in 1969 [1:]. The ski season in Dizin also lasts longer than European ski resorts(from December to May) because of its high altitude.[2:].

The highest ski lift ha reaches 3,600 m (11,800 ft), making it one of the 40 highest ski resorts in the world.

Dizin ski amenities include two hotels, 19 cottages and 5 restaurants, villas and private apartments around the Dizin ski resort accommodate thousands of people every year.
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message 51: by Behzad (last edited 30 days ago, 02:07AM)

Oct 10, 2009 02:07AM

in pictorial time there w 2 empire in all wrold persian empire(iran) and roman empire(italy)
Rock-face relief at Naqsh-e Rustam of Iranian emperor Shapur I (on horseback) capturing Roman emperor Valerian (kneeling) and Philip the Arab (standing)1800years ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/persian_emp...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iran

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message 50: by Christine

Sep 27, 2009 05:43PM

Hi Michael,just dropping by for a visit. I would like to invite you to check out Shadow Forrest Authors for charity and help support illiteracy issues.
http://www.shadowforestauthors.com
We also have a SFA group here on goodreads. Have a great week.
Blessing CJ

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message 49: by Christine

Jul 27, 2009 09:00PM

Hi Michael, dropped by to see what's new on your page. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ

Join shadow forest authors and help stop illiteracy worldwide.
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message 48: by Christine

Mar 08, 2009 09:44PM

Hi Michael, stopped by to see what's new with you. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ

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message 47: by Carrie

Feb 11, 2009 05:58PM

Hello Michael,

Thanks for the friendship. I always love making a new friend.

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message 46: by Belle

Feb 08, 2009 08:44AM

happy 2 b your friend! Your book looks really interesting :)

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message 45: by Roger

Feb 08, 2009 06:29AM

Hi Michael.
Thanks for the friendship on goodreads.
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message 44: by Jessie

Feb 07, 2009 10:11AM

Hey Michael, how's it going?

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message 43: by Sanaz

Feb 07, 2009 08:34AM

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the friend's request.

Good Luck
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message 42: by Christine

Jan 25, 2009 01:55PM

Hi from down under Michael. Stopped by to see what’s new with you.
Please take a look at SFA.
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Blessings CJ

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message 41: by A.F.

Dec 30, 2008 11:51AM

Thanks for inviting me, Michael! Your website looks very cool.

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message 40: by Christina

Dec 08, 2008 03:50PM

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Dec 04, 2008 07:32AM

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message 37: by Adhi

Nov 01, 2008 06:26PM

Thanks for the add,Michael! I can't wait to read Ur book. But i'm still waiting to publish it in Indonesia.

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Oct 23, 2008 12:42PM

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message 35: by ♥Eva♥

Oct 21, 2008 04:16PM

Hi Micheal- thanks for the add! Can't wait to read the book- it looks great- different from anything I've read too.

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message 34: by Abah (last edited Oct 16, 2008 10:05AM)

Oct 16, 2008 10:04AM

Hi Michael, thanks for adding me as your friend. Have some nice books to read.

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message 33: by V3

Oct 14, 2008 06:13PM

Dear Michael,
Thanks for the request to add me, I'm glad to know an author just like you. I think I'm interesting to read your book Bringing home the Birkin but it will published in Indonesia...hmmmmmm.
Well, say hello for your cats, Gala and Dali. I love cats too....

Best wishes,

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message 32: by Zeynab

Oct 04, 2008 08:44AM

hi.its a text with its persian translation.enjoy it
...............................................
> Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs.... Who
> arranged a running competition.
> روزی از روزها گروهی از قورباغه
> های کوچیک تصمیم گرفتند که با
> هم مسابقه ی دو بدند .
>
> The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
> هدف مسابقه رسیدن به نوک یک برج
> خیلی بلند بود .
>
> A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race
> and cheer on the contestants....
> جمعیت زیادی برای دیدن مسابقه و
> تشویق قورباغه ها جمع شده بودند ...
>
> The race began....
> و مسابقه شروع شد ....
>
> Honestly,no one in crowd really believed that the tiny
> frogs would reach the top of the tower.
> راستش, کسی توی جمعیت باور نداشت
> که قورباغه های به این کوچیکی
> بتوانند به نوک برج برسند .
>
> You heard statements such as:
> شما می تونستید جمله هایی مثل
> اینها را بشنوید :
>
> "Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
> " اوه,عجب کار مشکلی !!"
>
> "They will NEVER make it to the top."
> "اونها هیچ وقت به نوک برج نمی
> رسند ."
> or:
> یا :
> "Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too
> high!"
> "هیچ شانسی برای موفقیتشون
> نیست.برج خیلی بلند ه !"
>
> The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....
> قورباغه های کوچیک یکی یکی شروع
> به افتادن کردند ...
>
> Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing
> higher and higher....
> بجز بعضی که هنوز با حرارت داشتند
> بالا وبالاتر می رفتند ...
>
> The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!!
> No one will make it!"
> جمعیت هنوز ادامه می داد,"خیلی
> مشکله!!!هیچ کس موفق نمی شه !"
>
> More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....
> و تعداد بیشتری از قورباغه ها
> خسته می شدند و از ادامه دادن
> منصرف
> ...
> But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....
> ولی فقط یکی به رفتن ادامه داد
> بالا, بالا و باز هم بالاتر ....
>
> This one wouldn't give up!
> این یکی نمی خواست منصرف بشه !
>
> At the end everyone else had given up climbing the
> tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big
> effort, was the only one who reached the top!
> بالاخره بقیه ازادامه ی بالا رفتن
> منصرف شدند.به جز اون قورباغه
> کوچولو که بعد از تلاش زیاد تنها
> کسی بود که به نوک رسید !
>
> THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to
> know how this one frog managed to do it?
> بقیه ی قورباغه ها مشتاقانه می
> خواستند بدانند او چگونه این کا ر
> رو
> انجام داده؟
> A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the
> strength to succeed and reach the goal?
> اونا ازش پرسیدند که چطور قدرت
> رسیدن به نوک برج و موفق شدن رو
> پیدا کرده؟
>
> It turned out....
> و مشخص شد که ...
>
> That the winner was DEAF!!!!
> برنده ی مسابقه کر بوده !!!
>
> The wisdom of this story is:
> Never listen to other people's tendencies to be
> negative or pessimistic.... because they take your most
> wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you
> have in
> your heart!
>
> Always think of the power words have.
> Because everything you hear and read will affect your
> actions!
> نتیجه ی اخلا قی این داستان اینه
> که :
> هیچ وقت به جملات منفی و مأیوس
> کننده ی دیگران گوش ندید... چون
> اونا زیبا ترین رویا ها و آرزوهای
> شما رو ازتون می گیرند--چیز هایی
> که از ته دلتون آرزوشون رو دارید !
> هیشه به قدرت کلمات فکر کنید .
> چون هر چیزی که می خونید یا می
> شنوید روی اعمال شما تأثیر
> میگذاره
> Therefore:
> پس :
>
> ALWAYS be....
> همیشه ....
>
> POSITIVE!
> مثبت فکر کنید !
>
> And above all:
> و بالاتر از اون
>
> Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your
> dreams!
> کر بشید هر وقت کسی خواست به شما
> بگه که به آرزوهاتون نخواهید
> رسید !
>
> Always think:
> و هیشه باور داشته باشید :
>
> God and I can do this!
> من همراه خدای خودم همه کار می
> تونم بکنم

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message 31: by Ed

Sep 21, 2008 03:59PM

Thanks for the add, Michael.

Good reading,

Ed Lynskey

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message 30: by Fenixbird

Sep 21, 2008 01:18AM

Michael I love reading your book reviews very favorable.

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message 29: by CaptainChants

Sep 16, 2008 08:16AM

Hullo!

Thank you for the friend add, I hope you're well : )

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message 28: by Tanya

Sep 12, 2008 10:11AM

Hi Michael, thanks for the friendship add! wishing you the best !
Tania

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message 27: by Jatana

Sep 06, 2008 01:54PM

Barcelona, how wonderful! One day I will travel there. Thanks so much for the add. I look forward to learning from you.
Jatana Williams aka Ms.Thang
'In My Prayers with my Legs Wide Open'
www.msthangwrites.com

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message 26: by Dianne

Aug 29, 2008 05:06AM

Thanks for adding me to your friends. I see you live in Spain - I envy you! We've been to Malaga and Almeria the past couple years and loved them!

Dianne Ascroft
author, 'Hitler and Mars Bars'

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message 25: by Christine

Aug 05, 2008 02:47PM

I loved your book, and I encourage everyone to read it. "Bringing Home the Birkin," in addition to having a clever title, is a wonderful read.

I reviewed it for Gather.com, if you would like to read more glowing praise. Are you getting close to the paperback release date? Hopefully that will draw more folks to the book, too.

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message 24: by Dee

Jul 28, 2008 06:41AM

Thanks for the add.I will check out your book.Have a great one!

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message 23: by Lee

Jul 27, 2008 06:30PM

Thanks for being my goodreads buddy, Michael!

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message 22: by Vanda

Jul 16, 2008 08:32PM

Hi Michael,

Great to see your book on Beattie's Book Blog, here in New Zealand!

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Jul 02, 2008 06:58AM

Hi Michael, and thanks for the add.

We do hope you check back with us for updates on our books and our exciting new online media!

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Jun 29, 2008 06:55PM

Hi Michael, thanks for adding me on your friend list. Hope your books will be the big hits.

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Jun 19, 2008 08:49PM

Hi Michael! Good luck with the book signing. I want to read your book. Wish I could find it here :D

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message 18: by Kate

Jun 12, 2008 03:47PM

Sorry I can't be in LA during your signing, but good luck!!

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message 17: by Behzad

Jun 05, 2008 10:53AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/iran

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message 16: by Behzad

Jun 05, 2008 10:52AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Emp...

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message 15: by Behzad

Jun 03, 2008 01:13PM

tx 4 add request dear friend

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message 14: by ♥ Brigid ♥

May 21, 2008 04:19PM

thanx for adding me as a friend :D !!!

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message 13: by aLySsA

May 04, 2008 05:01PM

hey Michael ,

thanks for adding me as a friend.
happy reading!

best,
alyssa

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message 12: by Chel ♪

Apr 10, 2008 03:17PM

Hey Michael
Thanks for adding me
Smiles ☺
Chel

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message 11: by Shawnette

Apr 02, 2008 10:36AM

Hi, Michael...thanks for the invite to your circle of friends...and Welcome to goodreads...your travels sound very intriguing...congrats on your book and good luck at the book signing...be blessed...Happy Reading & Writing :-)

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message 10: by Ken

Mar 16, 2008 08:12AM

Hello Michael,

Thanks for adding me as a friend. Good luck with the book and the signings/discussions coming up.

cheers,

Ken

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message 9: by Mike

Mar 12, 2008 03:23AM

Michael
welcome to PKDland - get stuck in.

:)

Mike

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message 8: by Windyasari

Mar 04, 2008 03:56AM

thx for add, Mic :)

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message 7: by Christel

Feb 22, 2008 03:50PM

Hello Michael!! Thanks for the invitation

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message 6: by Rosemary

Feb 17, 2008 05:35AM

Thanks so much for the invitation. Your travels and career sound fascinating. I still remember with a smile my son's one and only call home when he was on a People-to-People student trip in Europe--he called to say Barcelona is the best city in the world.

I wish you the best with your writing and book touring!

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message 5: by Norman Thomas

Feb 16, 2008 09:11AM