A ferry ride from San Francisco to Sausalito on a sunny 70 degree February day was travel perfection. It caused my daughter, who lives in San Francisco, to exclaim, “This is why it never gets old.” And my 84-year-old mother visiting from ice-bound Michigan confessed, “This is something I’ve always wanted to do.” For me?

Arts and crafts of the Pearl of Africa
by: Cathy Namagembe and Ray Gutt 

Arts and Crafts in Uganda

There is a large and varied selection of quality arts and crafts available in Uganda.  Most artists are not well promoted, and are therefore unknown outside of their home country.

It was the first day of the semester, and I was terrified. A group of 13-year olds were staring at me. Critiquing me. Instantly judging me. I wasn’t necessarily scared of teaching; I had the materials and the methodologies and the theories firmly planted in my mind and in my lesson plans. I was actually terrified of them.