Posts by Quan
A Motif Worth Repeating
Before hearing soprano Fatma Said sing Ravel’s Shéhérazade in Cleveland, I studied the French lyrics myself, a night two unfamiliar languages, French and music, converged.
Read MoreCroissant Crawl | A Pain au Chocolat at Bourke Street Bakery in Sydney
“A pain au chocolat from Bourke Street Bakery, Sydney. Plus a flat white, a stranger from a Paris bakery, and two founders who built a bakery empire from one corner.”
Read MoreLa Guinguette de Tours · A Video Postcard
Each May, the opening of La Guinguette along the Loire River in Tours brings people down along its banks. And soon after that, warmer temperatures.
Read MoreCrawl Notes | L’Entrecôte in Montpellier
After a rainy half marathon in La Grande-Motte, a bright yellow sign leads to L’Entrecôte. One dish, one secret sauce, and a French family legacy split three ways.
Read MoreThe Long Tail | Music | Elisa Erka · Soleil vrille
A French song that stuck in my queue, ‘Soleil vrille’ by Elisa Erka. Lyrics, an English translation, and the vocabulary (vriller, chuchoter, ivresse) that was new to me.
Read MoreDoes French Know Ball?
Do you really know ball? Or French? From a Texas football Saturday to glottophobia laws, an essay on knowing, belonging, and the games we’re all playing.
Read MoreArc de Triomphe, Wrapped · A Video Postcard
60 years in the making, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work was a beautiful reminder of the fleeting nature of things.
Read MoreCrawl Notes | L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
“It’s beautiful. It’s marvelous.” said a gentleman standing within earshot of me talking on the phone. He described the rose color painted across the sky at the Étoile to his audience of one.
Read MoreCrawl Notes | Heritage Days | Le Sénat in Paris
Many popular attractions are open for free during the few days, but for me, it was the places that typically aren’t open to the public that piqued my interest.
Read MoreLa Liberté éclairant le monde, Liberty Enlightening the World
Earlier in the year, I went to watch Folarin Balogun play in Ligue 1. I took a side trip to Monaco to watch him play against Angers SCO at Louis Stade II.
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