The Franco-American Flophouse has moved

“Might I," quavered Mary, "might I have a bit of earth?” Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden For years I dreamt of a ...

" Dans le passé, un héritage de gloire et de regrets à partager, dans l'avenir un même programme à réaliser ; avoir souffert joui, ...

Last night I met the younger Frenchling at work and we walked for a time with the gods. Yesterday was the Osaka Tenjin Matsuri festival. ...

"The sources of collective memory range far beyond personal recall, but these sources too resist correction by others.  Since we alon...

Oh yes, it's that time again. High school students in France are taking their final exams for their "Bac" ( le baccalauréat ...

I was awake at 5 AM this morning thanks to the crows.  One bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios in me and a cuppa coffee in front of me, I am easing i...

One of two Costcos in Osaka http://www.costco.co.jp/p/?lang=ja Ellen put up a very thought-provoking post the other day about Costco, t...

"This desire of travelers not to be seen as tourists is at least in part connected to an interest in how they are perceived by the loc...

"Perhaps the most popular way for the anti-tourist to demarcate himself from the tourist, because he can have a drink while doing it, i...

This morning the younger Frenchling and I got up early and took the train to her university here in Japan for an end of studies ceremony and...

I went to lunch the other day with Ellen and as always we had a fine time and a good chat .  I am happy to report that wherever we went we s...

Yet another email that asks, "Why do they [migrants/expats] stay?"  That's a deceptively simple question that never has an an...