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Euro 2020, Making Sense of Europe’s Exciting Soccer Championship

Carol A. Seidl June 25, 2021 July 2, 2021French Culture, General 13

I started watching soccer when my son was in the first grade. That is if you can call watching a bunch of 6-year olds crowding around a soccer ball, swinging their undersized cleats at each other’s shins, watching soccer. To be fair, the kids did more than just hover around…

The Vendée Globe, Sailing’s Most Daunting Solo Challenge

Carol A. Seidl December 11, 2020 April 12, 2021French Culture 10

While many of us are tired of the isolation and solitude provoked by the Coronavirus pandemic, a few dozen of the world’s elite sailors are currently putting our notion of hardship to shame. On November 8th, 33 skippers set off on a solo, non-stop sailing race that circumnavigates the globe.…

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Euro 2020, Making Sense of Europe’s Exciting Soccer Championship

The Vendée Globe, Sailing’s Most Daunting Solo Challenge

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