by Jeanne Kore Salvato | May 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
hat is it like to teach English literature in a French school? How fond of stairs are you? Spanish Steps in Rome equivalent to one flight of stairs Imagine a classroom that seems to be an after-thought. At the end of a hallway, a little left-over space—hey let’s...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
once read that someone would so rather read what it’s like to live in a country, say France, than to hear about the tourist highlights. Now, some of the tourist highlights are very important in a city such as Paris, but if you do live in France, you will...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
ne of the best names for a bus stop in France is called Puits Sans Vin. This means a well without wine. I thought, wow! Some wells have wine? In fact, it means more nearly a watering hole without wine. Ah, you say. Language. The bus...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Apr 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
h, housework. I had a friend in France, an English friend, refer to it as “mind-numbing housework.” Now I imagine there are those of you who are familiar with the Zen Masters’ approach to, say, washing dishes, which is to hold the dish as though you were...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
oni Morrison tells a story about a wise old woman who was blind. Her reputation flowers and extends even as far as the city, where, as Morrison puts it, “the intelligence of rural prophets is the source of much amusement.” TONI MORRISON TELLS A STORY Here’s the...