by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
ovels serve an interesting function in China, which is to subvert the official narrative. Instead, there’s lots of gossip and many versions of a story. I thought, “Oh good. This is my way of talking about (understanding) French politics.” Let me tell you a little...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Feb 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
he American School of Paris is a joyful place. Faculty meetings include brie and wine. The Extension Program, where I worked, is a part of ASP and is an outreach program for French kids eager to learn English. (Or at least their parents are eager for...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
eedis. That is the way to a fantasy life in ze France. Did I basically lose you at hello? First of all, what are beedis? Where is the fantasy in a word I have never heard of, you might ask. Well, let me explain. A Beedi is an Indian cigarette...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
magine a sunny July day. You are a 4th grader on your way to three weeks of English study and creativity in the Extension Program’s Summer School at the American School of Paris. You are tired from a year of strict French schooling which just finished a week ago....
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jan 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
HAMPAGNE WAS IN THE AIR! (Remark: How many times is she going to talk about champagne? I almost wish she’d go back to talking about driving.) ON TO BRIGHTER CHAMPAGNE PASTURES One afternoon a man rang the bell that he had installed and walked through the...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
he fiction author, George Saunders, recently spoke about qualities inherent in the short story: efficiency, escalation, and even transcendence. Some literary works do not adhere to this pattern, he said, such as Waiting for Godot, but that the play’s author...