Pleasant looking, with a friendly disposition, the soft spoken Askar was a 'bell boy' we met at the Artemide Hotel in Rome. He left Sri Lanka as a young lad, seeking political asylum in Holland. When threatened with deportation, he moved from one EU … [Read more...]
Life’s Lessons
July 24, 2015 by
Erik Weihenmayer is an adventurer and daredevil who raced across the Moroccan desert, tackled the deadliest rapids of the Grand Canyon in a Kayak, and climbed Mount Everest. The irony? He is BLIND. I watched a 60 Minute interview segment on this … [Read more...]
Learning from Dolls
July 23, 2015 by
Today a parent returned from Brazil and brought us the most lovely native doll from there to add to our hundred something doll collection. We are running out of space in our curio set as our doll population surges. From the doll guards of the … [Read more...]
A Moment of Joy
July 22, 2015 by
It's been a quiet yet rewarding summer, and I am ready to get back in the classroom to be their "Professor from Hell". I work them hard, and then they come back for more. School is not supposed to be easy. The opportunity to touch young lives and … [Read more...]
