diff --git a/src/components/WelcomeModal.tsx b/src/components/WelcomeModal.tsx
index 06e8ae5..c01c9c6 100644
--- a/src/components/WelcomeModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WelcomeModal.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function WelcomeModal({ isOpen, onClose }: WelcomeModalProps) {
   if (!isOpen) return null
 
   return (
-    <div 
+    <div
       style={{
         position: 'fixed',
         top: 0,
@@ -51,24 +51,32 @@ export function WelcomeModal({ isOpen, onClose }: WelcomeModalProps) {
       >
         <div style={{ padding: '24px' }}>
           <h2 style={{ margin: '0 0 20px 0', fontSize: '18px', color: '#fff' }}>
-            Bienvenue dans Palace
+            Welcome to Bubo's Memory Palace
           </h2>
-          
+
           <div style={{ marginBottom: '20px', lineHeight: '1.5', color: '#ccc' }}>
+
             <p style={{ margin: '0 0 12px 0' }}>
-              <strong>Navigation :</strong> Tapez <code style={{ background: '#333', padding: '2px 4px', borderRadius: '2px' }}>:</code> pour ouvrir la console de navigation
+              This is Bubo's Memory Palace. You can write words and sentences in space.
+              Double click a word to navigate to the corresponding space. Empty spaces
+              are deleted. Spaces with no words linking to them are kept, only forgotten.
+            </p>
+
+            <p style={{ margin: '0 0 12px 0' }}>
+              <strong>Navigation :</strong> Hit <code style={{ background: '#333', padding: '2px 4px', borderRadius: '2px' }}>:</code> to open a navigation console.
+            </p>
+
+            <p style={{ margin: '0 0 12px 0' }}>
+              <strong>Writing:</strong> Double click in the void to write anything.
             </p>
             <p style={{ margin: '0 0 12px 0' }}>
-              <strong>Création de notes :</strong> Double-cliquez sur l'espace vide pour créer une note
+              <strong>Selection:</strong> Shift+click or click and drag to select.
             </p>
             <p style={{ margin: '0 0 12px 0' }}>
-              <strong>Sélection multiple :</strong> Shift+clic ou glisser pour sélectionner plusieurs notes
-            </p>
-            <p style={{ margin: '0 0 12px 0' }}>
-              <strong>Navigation entre espaces :</strong> Double-cliquez sur une note pour naviguer vers l'espace correspondant
+              <strong>Warping:</strong> Double click on a note to warp between spaces.
             </p>
             <p style={{ margin: '0' }}>
-              <strong>Raccourcis :</strong> Suppr/Backspace pour effacer, Échap pour désélectionner
+              <strong>Delete :</strong> Backspace/Del to delete a note.
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ export function WelcomeModal({ isOpen, onClose }: WelcomeModalProps) {
                 onChange={(e) => setNeverShowAgain(e.target.checked)}
                 style={{ marginRight: '8px' }}
               />
-              Ne plus afficher ce message
+              Don't show this again (<code style={{ background: '#333', padding: '2px 4px', borderRadius: '2px' }}>? </code> to open this modal again)
             </label>
           </div>
 
@@ -103,7 +111,7 @@ export function WelcomeModal({ isOpen, onClose }: WelcomeModalProps) {
                 e.currentTarget.style.background = '#333'
               }}
             >
-              Compris !
+              OK !
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -114,4 +122,4 @@ export function WelcomeModal({ isOpen, onClose }: WelcomeModalProps) {
 
 export function shouldShowWelcome(): boolean {
   return localStorage.getItem('palace-welcome-dismissed') !== 'true'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index eec9f70..8bcf52e 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ type Space = {
   notes: Note[]
 }
 
-export const currentSpaceId = atom<string>('home')
+export const currentSpaceId = atom<string>('crossroad')
 export const currentSpace = atom<Space | null>(null)
-export const navigationHistory = atom<string[]>(['home'])
+export const navigationHistory = atom<string[]>(['crossroad'])
 export const editingNoteId = atom<string | null>(null)
 export const selectedNoteIds = atom<string[]>([])
 export const existingSpaceIds = atom<string[]>([])
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ export const refreshExistingSpaces = async () => {
 }
 
 export const loadSpace = async (spaceId: string) => {
-  // Check if current space is empty and delete it (except 'home')
+  // Check if current space is empty and delete it (except 'crossroad')
   const currentSpace_value = currentSpace.get()
   const currentSpaceId_value = currentSpaceId.get()
-  if (currentSpace_value && currentSpaceId_value !== 'home' && currentSpace_value.notes.length === 0) {
+  if (currentSpace_value && currentSpaceId_value !== 'crossroad' && currentSpace_value.notes.length === 0) {
     await db.deleteSpace(currentSpaceId_value)
   }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const deleteNote = async (noteId: string) => {
 
 export const getSpaceFromUrl = () => {
   const hash = window.location.hash.slice(1)
-  return hash || 'home'
+  return hash || 'crossroad'
 }
 
 // Selection management