July Highlights

Highlights in July include:

Nature walks in the backyard. These walks revealed amazing creatures living in the common areas behind the houses.

What created this? And what did they want?
Theory: Some parent laid their eggs and also the means to feed them when they arrive. What a trap!

What fun a nature walk can reveal!


. These are my roommates.

Here they are again! Natassa and Eileen!

Here I am on the first day of class:
And the roommates needed coffee first.

The second quote on the board, but the first for school.
(Lily wrote the first one- "Welcome Home!" or something like that.)

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security." -Gail Sheehy



One of the lessons during the Montessori Foundation Course came home:
Arranging flowers.

I also learned of a new place to put my GPS:


Which helped me find downtown Columbia and the Friday night outdoor movies...
Cinema Paradiso!


and an International Festival.
African Rhythm and Dance