By Carrie on December 4, 2008
These last few weeks have flown by. I haven’t had any time to write at all, and to be honest, I’m glad I prepared in advance because the last thing I’ve felt like doing is sitting around at home on my dad’s dial-up connection. A big thanks to my students, who have been kind enough [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Family, Friends, Home, John, Mexico, Wedding |
By Carrie on November 26, 2008
The sweetest little girl in the world is absolutely terrified of me, despite having known her for more than two and a half years. She finally sat in the crook of my arm a few weeks ago after I plied her with cookies. This one’s for Carol and Gavin. Thanks very much for including me [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Family, People, Photography, Portraits |
By Carrie on November 15, 2008
Writing Style: A Descriptive Paragraph by Oliver Wang My sister is cute but she is dangerous. If you met my sister for the first time, you would have to bring earplugs, because she shouts all the time. When you make her angry, she will shout at the top of her lungs and start beating you [...]
Posted in Writing | Tagged Family, Short Stories, Student Writers, Students, Writing |
By Carrie on August 6, 2008
I haven’t written much about my health lately, only because I felt like I was boring everyone to tears. But, I keep getting emails from friends and family inquiring, so I figured I’d better give y’all an update. My hearing problems began almost a year ago this week. I still can’t believe the course it [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Christmas, Family, Friends, Home, Wedding |
By Carrie on January 20, 2008
When I was a child, I was utterly captivated by the beautiful, pristine ice princesses of the professional ice skating world. I longed to learn how to skate. My parents bought my first pair of ice skates when I was five or six and my Dad taught me to skate. He did it at home [...]
Posted in Writing | Tagged Family, Short Stories |
By Carrie on November 6, 2007
A series of cultural icons from Yang Liu. These icons were designed to reflect the differences throughout Western and Eastern cultures. Yang Liu was born in Beijing, China and later moved to Germany to further her education. Her work was recently showcased at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Posted in Culture | Tagged Beijing, China, Cultural Observations, Culture, Exhibitions, Family, People |
By Carrie on June 23, 2007
A personal account of road trippin’ from Ontario, Canada to Iowa, USA. There’s nothing like being out on the open road.
Posted in Canada, Travel, USA | Tagged Canada, Family, John, Road Trips, Travel, Travel Journal, USA |