My father’s favourite film is Amélie (2001), which narrates the odd life of a Parisian girl. In the film, to encourage her father to fulfil his dream of travelling the world, she steals his garden gnome and gives it to a pilot to send photographs of the gnome around the world.
When I moved abroad my family gave me this gnome, Raphaël, to accompany me on my adventures. Instead of postcards, I upload my photos to Instagram where my family can follow where I have been and I hope, one day Raphaël can encourage them to travel.
