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

At the time of Queen Isabella

During the last weekend of September, Hannah, Mom and I went to the Santa Fe Renaissance Fair in the open air museum El Rancho de las Golondrinas. As we knew that many visitors would come dressed as people from the Middle Ages, we also “disguised” :-)! Stands were scattered all over the grounds, but I… Continue reading At the time of Queen Isabella

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