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Jul 2019
20m 24s

Partir du paradis (Leaving Paradise)

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Elodie Lauret yearned to discover what was beyond the island of La Réunion. But when she set off to Europe in search of better opportunity, she realized over time that the island would always be her place to call home.

Study materials and a transcript of this episode are available at https://bit.ly/35hcJcU.

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