by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jun 9, 2021 | 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 live there in...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jun 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
t’s the season for summer book lists to begin to appear. And I thought, how about some books translated from French that are fun to read? NOMany fine literary achievements will be excluded from this list. No Proust, with his lounging about and daydreaming about...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
o and behold, we recently celebrated Africa Day on 25 May. An Irish friend reacted to my surprise that there was an Africa Day in Dublin. She was surprised I was surprised and sent me this lovely map. So, I decided to hunt around and find celebrations of...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
he common good is something we look at differently in the States and in France. The word, “common,” is an unglamorous word on its own, but linked with “good,” it has a whole different meaning. President Hollande served as president of France between 2012 and 2017. ...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | May 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ivorian woman in a head-tie frican women wear such beautiful garments. I would admire the colorful, patterned material they wrapped around their hair to match their African dress when, in their role as nannies, they’d drop their young charges off at my...