: About Me

Yana Berlin is founder of www.Fabulously40.com, a website for women in their prime who want to explore all their talents and possibilities. She created the site as an extension of her passion for artistic expression and to provide an online environment for women to provide
each other with love, friendship and support.

My passion is ...

Connecting Women All Over The World

I know too much about ...

Raising Kids

My parents always told me ...

Do the right thing

My childhood ambition ...

To be happy

My favorite memory ...

so many

Why I write ...

so I can share what I learned with others

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Name Of The Rose,

My first job ...

waitress at 13

My best moment ...

when i met my husband

My inspiration ...

my children

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Living in Paris, France

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The first time I visited Paris, I had just turned 18. I remember vigorously walking the streets and feeling a connection with the city and its inhabitants that I could not explain. Every part of old Paris held something very dear, and every brasserie that looked like it had been there forever somehow seemed very familiar. Frenchmen sitting in cafes and drinking their espressos had an air of peacefulness and assertiveness around them. No one appeared to be in a rush. As I sat among the madams and messieurs, enjoying each bite of my baguette while observing the crowd that slowly moved in fro...

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