Have you given much thought to the strength of sense-memory? How a particular smell can immediately bring to mind people, places or events in your life?
Though I demanded very little in the planning of my wedding, I just had to...
I'm sure the kids will write more about this weekend's trip to Otavalo and the north, but I wanted to post some pictures of the amazing waterfall in Peguche. Apparently this place has some sacred significance to the...
In case anyone has been worrying that we might still be on the road two weeks later.... I just wanted to let you know that we have all (including the cats!) arrived safely in Maryland. There's much to update everyone...
Maybe I did it to promote a wonderfully fun, worthwhile event.
Maybe I did it as a small attempt to bridge culture and community.
Maybe I did it because I had a wild hair ('cause trust me, the hair, she was...
At the end of last month I decided to deactivate my facebook account for a few days so that I could concentrate on my studies and finish up the papers I had. I like facebook (but I prefer Twitter) but...
She’s one of the fastest deal cutters on the street. There won’t be a dollar left on the table by the time she’s finished with you. Your advertising budget will actually work and you will have customers! “Big Money Red” is...
After 4 days in Poland (the students I'm with are keeping a blog, which you can read at ccms15.tumblr.com), we arrived at one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. Our hotel is on a mountainside, and the surrounding...
A Dragon on a boat, not to be confused with the Dragon Boats descending on Chattanooga on Saturday!
What would YOU do if you had only two months in your hometown before leaving the country?
I, for one, can tell you what...
I'm writing this from an apartment in Zory, Poland. I'm traveling with students right now. We started in Prague, traveled to Zory a few days ago, and will spend a few more days in Poland (including a trip to Auschwitz...
Tennessee teachers can no longer condone so-called "gateway sexual activity" such as touching genitals under a new law that critics say is too vague and could hamper discussion about safe sexual behavior. Governor Bill Haslam's office Friday confirmed that he had...
Its been 25 years since I last lived permanently in Quito. Its been almost 15 years since I last visited. As they say, In time everything grows - even the corruption. Here are a few ways I...
No real complaints! Yea!!! I suppose this may shock you,but this has been as close to a normal week as I've had in a long while. I still find myself on touchy emotional ground. Perhaps that will continue to improve...
I started blogging in the Fall of 2005 after a friend invited me to read hers (I didn't know what a blog was prior); my first post referenced an article that reported the number of blogs to be 30,000 strong. Today,...
"Mom, do you believe in anteaters?"(the day before a haircut, on a trip to the supermarket in an outfit of his own choosing: gym uniform, new baseball cap, Indian vest)...
The other day we went to someone's house and ate lunch. they had a patio and a little (kinda big) fenced in place that I did some gymnastics in and Elena, Antonio, and I played soccer in. They also had...
Salzburg is famous for a lot of reasons ~
birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
where The Sound of Music was filmed
beautiful baroque architecture with some of the most famous churches in the world
it sits at the northern boundary of the Alps...
Last weekend, while my Grandmother was here, we rented a car and drove to a town outside of Quito called Mindo. On the way we stopped at the Mitad del Mundo (the middle of the world). It was a beautiful...
The secret of the Lord is with those who have been broken by his cross and healed by his Spirit. ~ Scottish minister, P.T. Forsythe
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we...
Our last name is quite a problem in Spanish. Hatch. In Spanish the letter H rarely ever begins a word, and when it does it is silent. Similarly the aspirated gutteral sound made in English with...
Steve left for France this morning. In his prayer over breakfast he said "Lord, help the boys to be good for their mommy- Help James not too be so bossy, help Etienne not to be so rowdy, and help...
Last week my grandmother came to visit us in Ecuador. For the first three days we took field trips around Quito, to Museums, Churches, Parks, to the main Plaza and also some really good restaurants. We also watched Harry Potter...
This weekend we (Mami Papi Elena Antonio My Grandmother and I) went to Mindo witch is a little town on the back side of Pichincha. On the way there we went to the equator a . When we were almost there...
Here are Simon's one year pictures, just about a month and a half too late. It seems like the more mobile he gets, the less we update this blog. Here are some of his latest stats:- He's walking exclusively now, and...
It wouldn't surprise us to see a sitting president tighten up on marijuana enforcement as he faces an upcoming election against an increasingly right-wing Republican party. However, we are a little surprised that Obama did so using some less-than-honest reasoning. He...
On Thursday, we did school and went to rent a car for our drive to Mindo which is in the jungle. Then on Friday, we drove to Mindo. On the way we stopped to eat lunch at the Equator. For...
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