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(Some random thoughts tonight from Melbourne, Australia…)

It’s nice to have English as a second language, because I still get to learn new words, even though I have been living in the anglo-saxon world for almost 15 years. Thanks to the comment of a BozAround reader recently (thank you Sarah!!), I’ve now fallen in love with this word:

WANDERLUST

A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel.

An ache for distance.

A crave for travel.

“her wanderlust would not allow her to stay long in one place”

As I searched for the definition online, it reminded me of La Chevre de Monsieur Seguin…

If you have some French cultural background, you might know the story from Alphonse Daudet (1954). Although I can’t think of a proper French translation for wanderlust, I would definitely say that Mr Seguin’s goat had wanderlust. She would long all day for the greener grass on the other side of the mountain… As a child, It was one of my favorite stories and so much so that my parents used to call me Mr Seguin’s Goat.

Her end is rather dramatic as she gets eaten by the mountain wolf, but it’s nevertheless a fantastic story for children (perhaps not at bedtime though!). If you’re going to buy it, please get the audio version as told by Fernandel, with his warm accent from South of France. Here is the Audio version (en francais).

C’est qu’elle n’avait peur de rien, la blanquette….