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However, it wasn't easy to maintain this feeling after retirement, when many people
isolate themselves, and it's not at all easy to build up a similar relationship with the
people of Geneva (for a variety of reasons - busy schedules, different lifestyles,
misperceptions about 'internationals', lack of relevant information about 'internationals',
language barriers, and probably different professional and personal mandates and
priorities) - all this is now a thing of the past, we've broken down the 'silos' (in a way,
we've also broken down the barrier that existed for years between 'internationals' and
Genevans, the mistrust, the misunderstanding - yes, we've broken it down and we've
managed to create a bridge between us and we're going to strengthen our links,
because here we are the same senior citizens from the same town, the same canton(s)
and the same country - where we all live, so we have to do things together, and we
have to stick together and be united. On that day, we took a step towards that unity and
formed a united team! Join us in the future in this team (Cité seniors), if you want to
experience this wonderful feeling of togetherness and being together, united. Or at least
take part in the many events that this wonderful town, canton and country has to offer:
take part in all the important events, many of them noble, humanitarian, voluntary, with
important aims, aimed at helping others or uniting people, feel and take part in such
events, be part of society, and in this way you will change your life, your goals in life
after retirement, and, no less important - you will change the perception of
"internationals".

DECONSTRUCTING EVERYTHING IN ORDER TO

FINALLY REBUILD

By Odette FOUDRAL

It's funny and sad at the same time.

But above all it shows us the extent to which education systems were at the service of
power... and unfortunately still are. It also shows us that dictatorships are well aware of
the extent to which education is a dangerous tool for their survival.

Those of us fortunate enough to have had access to school have been seriously
influenced, I would even say distorted, by the information given in history lessons.

I'm referring primarily to France, but this is probably be the case elsewhere.

What do we remember about French history?

1. The truculence of the Gauls, particularly in the various films
2. Charlemagne
3. St Louis, of course
4. Henri
5. Louis XIV

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