This past long weekend was Thanksgiving. When living in Germany though, life takes on a different rhythm. The calendar is based on different traditions. Holidays and birthdays, back home, are […]
It seems like we are often confronted with our history here in Europe. Whether it is a walk along the Limes in the hills near our house, or whether we […]
In the 1st grade I feared Vietnam. It’s coming for me, I thought. Every week more and more Vietnamese children showed up at my school. These kids would hide under […]
Maybe it is my father’s fault. He introduced me to the Pacific Ocean, to fishing and clamming on the Washington Coast, to drifting for long hours down the Hoh River. […]
It is amazing the mark that teachers can leave on their students’ lives. It is amazing the mark a colleague can leave on a school community. Yesterday my school said […]
Few events get your students as excited as natural phenomena. A crazy hail storm in the spring, the first snow of the season, or a high magnitude earthquake could all […]
Almost 8 years ago, we had a child. We never thought of ourselves as “earthy-crunchy.” We didn’t intend to go all natural, attachment, or organic. As parents, we just listened […]
I hesitate to write this. But what else do you do when the fear builds up inside you to a breaking point. At times I feel like my paranoia gets […]
It has been awhile since we have seen proper snow near our house in Germany. Last year we only received a light dusting, a tease of snow. The warm mild […]
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, may your heart be light…” As Michael Bublé began to croon, my daughter let out a heavy sigh. Rolling on the floor she whined, […]
