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Issue No. 26, February 27, 2008
| French Tease |
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French Tease By Mollie Coyne The Baklava That Never Was Recently, my two younger children have been learning les cinq sens—the five senses. The school has organized all sorts of activities on the subject, including bringing in a professional theatre troupe dedicated to the five senses and offering a special five senses lunch. ...
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| Outbound Train |
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Outbound Train By Mollie Coyne Caen Caen, the capital of lower Normandy, is a medium-sized town a few miles inland from the English Channel. Because of its size and proximity to the D-Day landing beaches, it has become a bit of a base for people going to Normandy to experience World War II history. Hotels, such as the Novotel and Ibis, ar...
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| Treading Perrier |
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Treading Perrier by Isabel Ortiz Office Environment. Before arriving in France, I had heard over and over how environmentally conscious and conscientious the French are. Compared to Americans, your average Frenchmen has the carbon footprint of a pre-Industrial Revolution farmer, emitting no chlorofluorocarbons, burning no fossil fuels and w...
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| Tumbleweed |
 | Tumbleweed by Jimmy Trout The Grand Duke Having traveled zillions of miles by road and rail, I have often found uncommon wisdom from the commonest of sources. Nowhere is that more true than here in Paris. The basic truth is this: the further a man strays from the street, the less he understands it; the more he distances himself in the...
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| InterNations Events |
 | Expat Drinks, Thursday March 13! We had a great InterNations get-together last night (February 27) with about 100 or so in attendance, including the founder and managing director of InterNations, Christian Leifeld. Don't worry, in case you missed it, we'll have another one on Thursday, March 13. If you're not a member of InterNations yet, p...
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