Jessica September Buchanan
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becoming a nose…
Monday, we covered 5 new synthetic raw materials, quite normal, but one of them, isocyclocitral, was particularly intense. Almost everyone, including the teacher had a headache. Only the Japanese students and I were not effected until one day later, yesterday. In the afternoon, after the… Continue reading
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au Printemps
The last few days have felt like Summer here in the south of France. Today was upwards of 25 degrees C and this evening is lovely and balmy. Finally the palm trees that dot the region actually seem appropriate! It… Continue reading
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the birthday and the resurrection
I began my 38th year by dancing all night in a packed club in Monaco. Earlier in the week I had managed to find and book a room in a hotel in Beausoleil, which technically is in France although it… Continue reading
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this is my haven….
Here is a photo of my little home- tucked into the honey comb of the old city- on the third floor above the narrow little stone street. Sunday is the anniversary of my birth, 37 years ago, and two dear friends… Continue reading
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fairy-tale evenings
A quick little hello to say that I am once again immersed in a busy week of school- the chemistry studies have begun and we are still managing to memorize more raw materials. We are now covering about 3 new ones… Continue reading
A Perfumed Pilgrimage 