Passages

While I have been busy visiting classrooms for 7-15 year olds, I have also been curious about what comes afterwards … Continue reading Passages

Teacher as Observer

Since returning from my Orientation in Helsinki ten days ago, I have been busy setting up school visits, meeting with … Continue reading Teacher as Observer

Fulbright Finland Spring Orientation

What can I say? I am so impressed by the Fulbright Finland organization. CEO Terhi Mölsä and her team organized … Continue reading Fulbright Finland Spring Orientation

What’s new

Since I travel abroad so infrequently (read: almost never), I am surprised at how foreign everything is. Really, the first … Continue reading What’s new

new friends, new faces

Week 2 in Finland was a little more social for me, as I met people through my free Finnish classes, … Continue reading new friends, new faces

Settling in 5,101 miles from home

So I have been in Finland for exactly a week, and I have experienced so many new things that I … Continue reading Settling in 5,101 miles from home

Traveling to Finland

En route to Europe, I stopped in Pittsburgh to say goodbye to my two younger daughters. Being in a city, … Continue reading Traveling to Finland

Leaving Home

January 2nd is finally here! After 8-1/2 months of anticipation and planning, I drove away from Taos and started my … Continue reading Leaving Home

Open Forum Saturday at the Taos Public Library

Thanks to a suggestion from a local School Board member, I will be holding an open forum this Saturday at … Continue reading Open Forum Saturday at the Taos Public Library

Local Press

Let me say that I live in the best town in the United States. Taos is known to be a funky, … Continue reading Local Press