by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
elcome back to September, whatever that means for you. For us teachers, la rentrée scolaire means back to school. FRENCH SCHOOLS ET LA RENTREE SCOLAIREThe teachers return a full day or two before the students in order to receive new policies, meet new...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jul 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
strolled into a used bookstore in Versailles, France. It’s true. On the one hand, you’ve got the beautiful gardens of the Versailles Palace, not to mention the Palace itself. And then, on the other hand, there’s a used bookstore. Well, I did...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
ecently one morning, a friend said to me, “Bonjour. Comment allez-vous?” This is a picture perfect greeting in some cases, but there are a few exceptions. This got me thinking about how elaborate and fun greetings are in France, and I thought I’d help you get ready...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jul 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
hen we hear the phrase, “The Storming of the Bastille,” we feel it’s a rousing moment in French history. To storm, to liberate. Even if we didn’t quite know what the Bastille was when we first learned about this event, which took place on 14 July 1789, we...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jul 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
EOPLE’S CHOICEFor those of you new to this project, every month or so we read one of the seven novels nominated for the debut novel prize by The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn. We will then select our own winner (and in the spirit of a little knowledge is a...