Jeanne Koré Salvato

enfin bref (in short)

enfin bref (in short)

e are in the thick of the World Cup finale.  So just a few words from yours truly on the subject. MOROCCOPundits say that the World Cup 2022 will be Morocco’s World Cup, even though they lost to France today.  It is extraordinary that they are the first Arab...
Coupe du Monde 2022

Coupe du Monde 2022

THE BEAUTIFUL GAMERicharlison scores a brilliant goal for Brazil, and the commentator says, “That is jogo bonito. That is the beautiful game.” PELÉIf you don’t know Pelé, then perhaps you don’t know quite what is behind this comment.  The story of Pelé, who won...
charles mingus

charles mingus

any great jazz musicians have enjoyed fame and success in Paris. Charles Mingus, the great bass player and jazz composer, was one of them.  In LA, where I was recently visiting, I came upon a book written by his wife, Sue Mingus, called Tonight at Noon,...
terminale

terminale

his is the time of year when high school seniors are madly preparing their applications to go to college.  Did you ever wonder what this might be like in a foreign country?  Let’s take a look at la belle France. The last year in high school is called...
un mot

un mot

ne day, before school correspondence between teacher and parent had gone on-line, my daughter came home with un mot from her teacher, a word written in what is called lecarnet.  Now le carnet is a most important notebook which documents the student’s existence at...