Sandrine BEILLARD

Sandrine Beillard was born in Morocco, expatriate home of her

parents and great-grandparents. From her mother’s and

grandmother’s side, she inherited a strong character and an abiding

regard for other people. She owes to her father her common sense

and practical realism. Her life-style illustrates her closeness to the

natural world and her concern for its preservation.

She left Rabat, city of her roots, to pursue higher education in

France and Germany, where living abroad inspired her appetite for

travel and adventure.

Hong Kong was where she made her first acquaintance with Asia,

initially for a short stop only. This turned into a stay of many years

in the territory, which became her new home, a period which

reinforced her enthusiasm for discovery and photography.

This place of residence and the holidays afforded by her post as

teacher at the French International School provided the ideal

opportunity to criss-cross our vast, ever-changing planet. It was a

time of many friendships. Thanks to one of these, she has the

honour of a preface to her book by the writer Chow Ching Lie, best-

selling author of Le Palanquin des larmes, virtuoso pianist and

grandmother of two of her pupils.

A true globe-trotter, Sandrine Beillard travelled through

many countries on foot, by bike, motorbike, bus and train, but

always in the manner of the local people and always as close as

possible to nature. Yak milk breakfasts looking out onto the highest

summits, nights spent in Mongol yurts, Annapurna base camp, cold

sweats in Pakistan, scuba dives in an enchanting underwater

universe, magical moments on film sets and advertisement studios,

a world of experiences stimulating self-knowledge and an

appreciation of the infinite riches of meeting others. These are

experiences that also teach values and give life its worth.

Throughout these years, through her travels, her varied and

enriching encounters and the contact with her pupils, she broadened

her horizons, her own culture and her thoughts.

Sandrine Beillard speaks several languages, including the language

of gesture and look, which can sometimes say it all.

Her desire to share her passion, her experience and the pleasures of

genuine travel have given rise to a book fittingly illustrated with her

own photographs. It may just offer the means to discover, or

rediscover, our common humanity and thus strive for greater

tolerance and a better mutual understanding in a new world.

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