You want to know how I learned about Burundi? I have a friend who BC (Before Covid) would fly over there once a year or so and help run a school for women to learn how to sew. Then they would have the skills and the equipment to open up a shop and support themselves. Every year … [Read more...]
Man in the Iron Mask book club
Back when Leonardo DiCaprio was the guy every girl I knew had a crush on, he was in Man in the Iron Mask. Now, I assumed because it was Leonardo DiCaprio that this was not a particularly good movie, and it was only created to make girls go watch the movie and see Leonardo … [Read more...]
Latvia Unit
I have been blessed enough to learn a small amount about Latvia from my friend. She grew up in Latvia and moved here in her 20s. Every summer she goes back for a month or so with her husband and children to visit her extended family. The two big things I've learned: in Latvia, … [Read more...]
Les Miserables book club
In high school, I fell in love with musicals, and my absolute favorite was Phantom of the Opera. Summer of my Junior year we visited New York City and I had the chance to see a musical on Broadway, but Phantom was sold out, so we went to see Les Miserables. Now I had a new … [Read more...]
July 2021 memories in review
I'm getting this started on July 20, which tells you how I've felt about this month and how crazy it's been. (there are affiliate links in here) July week 1 We started off the week with our new foster dog, and figuring out how to work him into our life. This has … [Read more...]
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