Essay question
I am here. You are not. Explain. Exemptions granted to those with medical and/or family related excuses.
Month: February 2006
Catholic Snow
We had planned to go to one of two destinations today, either Salzburg or up to Oberoesterriech. Husband called at nine to tell me that a house in Oberoesterriech had collapsed under the weight of the snow on the roof and region was cut off. Salzburg was doable, but also in the direction of the …
Rerun: Please Pass the Olives
This post is from my ex-website on MSN. As I’m pondering mulitlingualism, it seems relevant again. Cool sidebar: Earlier this year, the foreign exchange program of a small university contacted me to ask if they could use an excerpt from this story in the materials they use to entice students to sign up for a …
Deutsch fur Auslanders
Two weeks ago we’d dropped by the community college to talk with the German teacher about which class I should take. I was registered for advanced, but my grammar is crap and my book learnin’ is very rusty. The teacher suggested I sit in on both A2 – mittlekurs, and B2 – advanced. A1 had …
Snowshoe Sunday
We went snowshoeing today again. It was, as always gorgeous. And empty. Pics are here.
In answer to your question…
This is how close we live to cows.