New direction

The frog is no longer in Philly. Does it mean the blog should be ended? According to its name, yes. But I still feel inspired to write and I thought that if I decided to give a new direction and purpose to this blog, it could survive.

But first, a few words about the end of my experience in Philly. I had an amazing time and of course I was very sad to leave. But I have no regrets and could not think of any ways I could have taken more advantage of Penn and Philly. I have learned a lot and most important, I met new friends that I know I will see again. Being sad is the ultimate expression of how happy I have been there.

At the same time, I am excited at the idea of going back to Paris and resuming a life I also felt was more fulfilling at some levels. Living on a campus keeps you sealed in a bubble and I often felt disconnected from real life. However this is also why I enjoyed my experience at Penn so much: when will I ever be able to be so mindless without impacting any serious consequences? This state of mind was an enjoyable one, I only had to focus on my courses and social life. But had it not been temporary maybe I would have panicked a little bit when noticing I was gradually becoming apathetic. Campus tends to turn you into an even more self-centered individual, this effect is almost like gravity on bodies, except that it's not totally impossible to subtract yourself from it (though it takes a lot of effort).

As I have now left my cosy philadelphian bubble and attempt to reconnect with reality, it seems almost logic for afroginphilly to become an opinion blog. I want to write about what struck me in the news, books I have read and movies I have seen. Sometimes I will feel more like writting in French and sometimes it will make more sense to write in English.

The frog