by Anne Swardson | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Anne Swardson When I came to Paris on a school-scouting trip before moving here, the outgoing Washington Post correspondent, a rather large American man, welcomed me with a two-cheek kiss. My reaction was, yuck. But, like him and like many foreigners who have lived... 
by Anne Swardson | May 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Originally published in The American Scholar By Anne Swardson The French are facing an existential question as their coronavirus lockdown phases down: Will they be able to go on vacation this summer? Cable television news and newspapers are filled with this topic.... 
by Anne Swardson | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Anne Swardson Paris is in what is called the “red zone.” That is, its parks cannot yet open for fear of sparking a return of the coronavirus. An unexpected by-product of these post-lockdown days of garden neglect is that the city is bursting out in uncontrolled... 
by Anne Swardson | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Anne Swardson Starting today, masks are required on French public transportation, part of the transition out of our 56-day coronavirus lockdown. Based on what I’ve seen recently, many Parisians have a case of wardrobe malfunction. “Judging by how they wear their... 
by Anne Swardson | May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Anne Swardson The country that reluctantly accepted one of the strictest set of coronavirus lockdown rules in the Western world now is nervous about living without them. France begins phasing out its 49-day “confinement” Monday and details of the new regime have...