I just wanna feel this moment

It is Tuesday morning. My class quickly loads all our baggage in the truck, then we climb into the van. Luckily, we’re only ten students this year, so we can all travel together in one vehicle. The radio is turned on full blast. One of us spent the last few days burning a CD with… Continue reading I just wanna feel this moment

The treasure chest

With our new English teacher, our class has started a new project: until the end of this school year, we will practice writing essays about “This I believe” AND each student will make a short movie on her best essay :-). After two essays on childhood and chocolate, here’s my third attempt, which I wrote… Continue reading The treasure chest

In the cathedral of the Native Americans

Have you ever been to a church that felt terribly cold and distant? Last Sunday we visited a cathedral that was full of joy and love of nature: the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Like an ancient labyrinth of red stone, carved by water that no longer exists, and by wind that is still howling… Continue reading In the cathedral of the Native Americans