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Morgane’s Goodbye Party anne mathern, josselyn bossenec, morgane le gall, the adventure school, tyson roberts

The incomparable Morgane Le Gall threw a wicked bash to bid adieu to her number two favorite city, Seattle. A good time was had by all, complete with a DIY sponsorship wall. Many esteemed guests attended, a few of which are pictured below.

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Anne, Tyson, Josselyn and the infamous Mlle. LeGall. Photos by Patrick Wright using the amazing Polaroid Bigshot.

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This is America . . . 2009, josselyn bossenec, morgane le gall, road trip, Washington State

Morgane Le GALL, intrepid French road-tripper on the American road tells a story . . .

This last weekend four very French people were driving and most of the time getting lost on the Washington state roads. Several days ago, they had decided to go on a “road trip” to get a very American experience.
Day 1
They hit the road on Friday morning and saw the magnificent Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens. At night time, they looked for a crappy motel. When they found it, they tried this old trick that some real American people once taught them: asking for a two person room with two queen beds to use for four people. Obviously it worked, American people are honest and they couldn’t perceive the hotel cramming craftiness of this group of French people.
Day 2
After a good night of sleep, they argued to determine who would sit in the back of the car. American roads are damaged and some American cars’ suspensions are too soft, therefore, nobody wanted to get sick in the back. When they finally decided, they went to an ocean beach that they could enter with the car. They were amazed. In France, even a dog can’t go on the beach as pups can pollute. Therefore, driving the car on that incredibly beautiful beach first sounded awful for the environment but it turned out that it was so much fun! They thought: “Yay!! this is America, a country where you can do whatever you want and have a lot of fun!! “
Entering the rainforest they decided to leave the car and to go on a hike. They tried to find a good trail, but none of them exceeded two miles. They thought: “Are you serious?? We brought all our professional hiking stuff for two miles? “
After having walked for two miles, that is to say fifteen minutes (haha French people are so fast!!) they continued their journey. Passing by all those crazy signs that make you feel like apocalypse could happen anytime, “Tsunami Evacuation Road”, “Volcano Evacuation Road”. They were real adventurers. When they finally got hungry around 8PM, they couldn’t find an open restaurant. Everything was closed! At 8PM! Seriously? Do American people go to sleep at 8.30 PM? Anyway, that’s what they did this time.
Day 3
On their way back to Seattle, nothing could surprise them again. On the ferry that was going from Bainbridge Island to Seattle, the beautiful view inspired them! They were really happy to be able to live these experiences, in such an incredible and amazingly beautiful country. But also, they remembered all the encounters they made during this small trip, in crappy dinners, in small cities when they were asking for their direction, in the Makah Indian reservation, and they realized how easy it is to fall in love with your great nation and its people.

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Working in LA aviva palmer, cori ready, hollywood, josselyn bossenec, los angeles, love, morgane le gall, patrick wright, sunglasses, the adventure school, the standard, venice beach

We heart LA. All photos by the indomitable Patrick Wright .