Category: French Culture
Around the World in 80 Daunting Days of Deprivation
In early December, I wrote about the Vendée Globe, sailing’s most daunting solo challenge. This round-the-world, non-stop race demands a combination of both physical and psychological stamina that is unmatched elsewhere in the world of adventure sports. Since Wednesday morning, I’ve been glued to my computer, watching as the race’s…
Let’s Eat France! A Fun and Fascinating Guide To French Cuisine
Surviving A Massacre—Catherine Meurisse And Art’s Curative Power
Yesterday marked the 6-year anniversary of the savage terrorist attack on the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. That morning, two gunmen killed 12 members of Charlie Hebdo’s staff and left 11 injured. I wrote about one of the courageous survivors, Coco, back in 2017. The word courageous, however, doesn’t do…
The Story of French and How it Became a Remarkably Popular Language
The Mystifying Popularity of the French Language Revealed
The Vendée Globe, Sailing’s Most Daunting Solo Challenge
When in a Pinch, Look to Diderot’s Encyclopedia
For the last two weeks, I’ve been experiencing increasingly annoying pain in my right arm. This all began after spending many consecutive hours at my computer, sitting on a wooden chair that belonged to my grandfather, working on my Evangeline post. Anyway, this week, I started waking up with excruciating…
Around the World in 80 Daunting Days of Deprivation

In early December, I wrote about the Vendée Globe, sailing’s most daunting solo challenge. This round-the-world, non-stop race demands a combination of both physical and psychological stamina that is unmatched elsewhere in the world of adventure sports. Since Wednesday morning, I’ve been glued to my computer, watching as the race’s…
Let’s Eat France! A Fun and Fascinating Guide To French Cuisine
Surviving A Massacre—Catherine Meurisse And Art’s Curative Power

Yesterday marked the 6-year anniversary of the savage terrorist attack on the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. That morning, two gunmen killed 12 members of Charlie Hebdo’s staff and left 11 injured. I wrote about one of the courageous survivors, Coco, back in 2017. The word courageous, however, doesn’t do…
The Story of French and How it Became a Remarkably Popular Language
The Mystifying Popularity of the French Language Revealed
The Vendée Globe, Sailing’s Most Daunting Solo Challenge
When in a Pinch, Look to Diderot’s Encyclopedia

For the last two weeks, I’ve been experiencing increasingly annoying pain in my right arm. This all began after spending many consecutive hours at my computer, sitting on a wooden chair that belonged to my grandfather, working on my Evangeline post. Anyway, this week, I started waking up with excruciating…