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TopangaTiki t1_ixf8k2k wrote

She looks full of style and class and like she doesn’t take crap from anyone. Also a spirit of adventure and probably a world traveler, linguist, probably also a university professor and botanist on the side. The walking epitome of cool.

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixhfhus wrote

She certainly doesn't take crap and yes she is still a classy lady. From a different time I suppose

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TopangaTiki t1_ixi2gzo wrote

Out of curiosity, how true was the rest? Was she a polyglot world traveler science-enthusiast professor?

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voodoo1985 OP t1_ixi6e0j wrote

Haha. Not quite. Haitian born escaped dictatorship by fleeing to America, studied architecture in New York at Columbia, married a swiss man and moved to Liberia, ivory coast, England, France, Haïti, and back to Switzerland. In that time she raised 2 kids, did a PhD in sociology, coordinated the national lobby of engineers and architects in Haiti and worked on restoration and reconstruction of national heritage architecture in Haiti. She has now retired and lives in Switzerland and complains about how cold it is.

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TopangaTiki t1_ixi7wom wrote

Oooo I was right about her being international and super intelligent and well-learned though! Surely speaks fluent English and French and probably Swiss German. And engineering is closely related to science. A picture says a lot about a person and I happen to be a very perceptive person. That’s so amazing about her engineering and architectural legacy in Haiti.

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