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April 19, 2022
Haitian Flag Day in Miami: the list of the main events organized in May 2022 – Le Courrier des Amériques
The great Haitian national holiday of Flag Day is in theory on May 18, but for the diaspora in the United States, it is throughout the month of May that many events are organized, starting with the districts of North Miami. Here are the major :
Miami Little Haiti Book FestivalHere’s some good news: the Little Haiti Book Festival returns this year “in person” on May 1 (but check out the schedule, there will also be events “online” in the coming weeks). It’s free and there are lots...
scenes of jubilation at Fulham that return to the Premier League a year after relegation
Winning Preston on Tuesday night in the Championship (3-0), Fulham have secured their return to the Premier League. And Aleksandar Mitrovic scored twice more.
Four days before the end of the season Fulham (already) confirmed his Premier League ticket by beating Preston on Tuesday at Craven Cottage (3-0). Thus, summer residents, who went down last year in the championship, will again cope with the task. But they got used to it, because they change the division … for the fifth season in ...
Miami: the Little Haiti Book Festival returns in May 2022 – Le Courrier des Amériques
Finally, finally, finally, the Little Haiti Book Festival returns, after two sad years of not being able to take place physically, for you-know-what. It takes place as usual during the month of the Haitian national holiday, and is always organized by the Miami Book Fair and the Sosyete Koukouy. This year it will be:
May Day at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, FL 33137
(and, also, online on Sundays May 8 a...French expat: “Australia saved my son from school failure” – FrenchMorning US
This week, Anne-Fleur will join Cathy in Sydney, Australia, where she has lived for 11 years. Originally from the Paris region where she led a very comfortable life with her husband and two children aged 10 and 12, Cathy decided to leave France to offer the latter two a future that she considered more promising and less closed.
If we often talk about the Finnish, Swedish or Norwegian systems as the best in education in terms of development and learning, fortunately they are not the only ones...
The Solex: half-bike, half-moped
Solex has his poetry. Instrument of freedom like joy, we ride it to go to the factory, to church or to the bistro. At 35 kilometers per hour at top speed-under a horsepower! -, its pilot has many hours to admire the scenery, hair in the wind. Its official status as a bicycle allows its user to ride without a helmet or license plate.
Long offered exclusively in black, like the Ford T, the Solex was intended as a response to the challenges of urban and rural mobility in post-war France. T...
French expat: ‘Australia saved my son from academic failure’ – French Morning News, London
This week, Anne-Fleur will meet Cathy in Sydney, Australia, where she has lived for 11 years. Originally from the Paris region and living a very comfortable life with her husband and two children, aged 10 and 12, Cathy decided to leave France to offer the latter two a future that she felt was more promising and less closed.
If we often refer to the Finnish, Swedish or Norwegian education systems as being top-notch in terms of development and learning, luckily they are not the only ones that ...
Retirement and Social Security Considerations (David S. Willig’s Rights in the US column) – Le Courrier des Amériques
A topic that arouses much interest among the readers of the Courrier des Amériques is the issue of successions. Between active life and succession is -fortunately- retirement, which is supposed to be a period of idyllic indolence in the company of his grandchildren.
by David S. Willig, lawyer in Paris andBefore arriving there, we try to do what is necessary to secure a fortune or a sufficient income to be able to live peacefully in this Peruid. Certainly, there are people who choose to ke...
Matthias Matthijs: “Trump and Brexit were more likely than a Marine Le Pen victory” – Frenchly Morning US
It is true that the French presidential elections do not excite Americans. If the results of the first ballot are ” anything but comforting, showing a far right at the gates of power writes former Washington Post Paris correspondent James McAuley, the issue of the second round is not on the front page of the media in the United States. ” The reaction is usually one of relief., believes Matthias Matthijs, a senior fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington and an as...
April 18, 2022
Winston Churchill Bilingual High School helps children reach their full potential
[Article partenaire] Bilingualism, Forestry Activities and Empathy: Winston Churchill London International School (Churchill High School) provides a work environment that encourages every child to reach their true potential.
Laure Berr, Principal at Churchill High School, North West London, answered some questions about the kindergarten section of the school.
What are the advantages of Lycée Churchill Nursery compared to other bilingual nurseries?Churchill High School Kindergarten offers...
April 17, 2022
Hawks and Pelicans made the playoffs, we know all the posters
The Hawks and Pelicans, who won the playoff deciders against the Cavs and Clippers, advanced to the NBA playoffs on Friday. All posters are now known from this last line.
It only remained to play the playoffs to know all the meetings future NBA playoffsstarting this Saturday (19:00 French time). And it was the Hawks and Pelicans who, having won their decisive games against the Cavs and Clippers, secured their last tickets to the main draw on Friday. They will play the first round, respect...
