by Anne Swardson | Feb 1, 2025 | Italian, Italy, Naples, Travel
My current Italian teacher is a 38-year-old police inspector in Naples. He’s got deep green eyes, dresses beautifully and always nabs the perpetrator. Wealthy, aristocratic women throw themselves at him, and not just because he’s also a baron. Under his guidance, my... 
by Anne Swardson | Jan 9, 2025 | Canada, Quebec, Trump
Dear Mr. President-Elect: Once you invade Panama and buy Greenland, it seems clear from your statements that you will turn to annexing Canada. You might want to think twice. Canada has everything you hate: Universal health care. The public-private system is going... 
by Anne Swardson | Dec 22, 2024 | Christmas, France, Paris
I’ve written a lot about the joys of shopping in France’s open-air markets, where you can get the freshest meat and produce. The Internet is filled with recommendations for the best markets in Paris. We just enjoyed one in a small town during a recent visit to our... 
by Anne Swardson | Nov 17, 2024 | France, Soccer, WorldCup
Reprinted with permission from The Washington Post. See below for a response from the grown-up Henry. August 28, 1999 PARIS — From what I understand, American parents yell and cheer so loudly at their children’s soccer games that many leagues now have to... 
by Anne Swardson | Nov 3, 2024 | Election, France, Virginia
Imagine: The head of a governmental jurisdiction orders his underlings to scan the electoral database and remove anyone who might not be a citizen, without clear standards of proof. More than 1,000 people are turfed off the rolls. The national government files suit to...