{"id":11680,"date":"2015-07-25T15:56:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T13:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/?page_id=11680&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-31T10:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T14:58:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008, after graduating from Concordia University in Montreal, I embarked for a new adventure in Paris. In my suitcase: Akira, my dog. I am passionate about travel and culture which made Paris a great city for me with its two international airports and its lively cultural calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Far from home, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome was a hardship I was not prepared to face alone. After 9 years in Paris and becoming a French citizen, the call for home was too strong to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>I miss the proximity of Europe, but I am learning to enjoy my life back in North America&#8230; with Akira of course !<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-space\"><\/div>\n<h2>Sur un Boeing Bleu de Mer, what&#8217;s with the name ?<\/h2>\n<p>No Quebecer would ever ask me what the name of my blog means but here&#8217;s an explanation for those of you who are not familiar with the name.<\/p>\n<p>It translates roughly into &#8220;On a Sea-Blue Boeing,&#8221; it&#8217;s the lyrics to the chorus of a song\u00a0 by Robert Charlebois called <em>Je reviendrai \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al<\/em> (I will return to Montreal). In this song, he laments on how he misses the province of Quebec and its northern winters. I listened to it with great nostalgia (and tears) while I was abroad. I have found a website where the French lyrics were translated into English -&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/lyricstranslate.com\/fr\/je-reviendrai-%C3%A0-montr%C3%A9al-i-will-return-montreal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-columns third clearfix\">\n<div class=\"col\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"> <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"sc-separator type-space\"><\/div>\n<h2>Photography<\/h2>\n<p>Photography is a hobby that I have enjoyed since I was five years old. As the years passes, my gear has evolved. Here is what I currently use:<\/p>\n<p>Camera:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OhAea8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Canon 7D<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wbrwyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iPhone 7+<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lenses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZiHIjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tamron AF 17-50 mm f 2.8 XR Di II VC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CliqYV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon EF 50 mm f 1.8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Vers Amazon\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3030day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamron SP AF 70-300mm F\/4-5,6 Di VC USD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OedKGO\">Canon\u00a0 EF-S 24 mm f \/2.8 STM<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-fr.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=suunbobldeme-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=8&amp;a=B00NLBGD1A\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I shoot in RAW on my Canon and edit the images with Adobe Lightroom. I will sometimes use Photoshop or VSCOcam on my iPhone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-space\"><\/div>\n<h2>Contact, partnerships, press relations ?<\/h2>\n<p>Please contact me at cynthia [a] boeingbleudemer . com<\/p>\n<p>Collaborations will be systematically notified. I use affiliated links from Amazon, meaning I will earn a percentage of any sale referred by this website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-space\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h2>My travels<\/h2>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/mapsengine.google.com\/map\/embed?mid=zwPyAPaz5hKs.kuegqa5RKzpE\" width=\"869\" height=\"520\"><\/iframe><\/center><span style=\"color: black;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-\"><\/div><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.bab.la\/news\/top-100-international-exchange-experience-blogs-2013\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"IX13 - Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boeingbleudemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ix13-button-top100.png\" alt=\"IX13 - Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs 2013\" width=\"160\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2008, after graduating from Concordia University in Montreal, I embarked for a new adventure in Paris. 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