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Vietnam Adventures

April 5th, 2010 3 Comments

From The Big Field Trip – Vietnam, March 2010

The rain makes pddddd sound as it sploshes against the window of the taxi
Schhhhhhhhh goes a bike on the wet road
A white stone dragon creeps on the roof of a pagoda
Water drips from its beard
The Perfume River fills up with muddy water
That streams from the hillside
Looking through [...]

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Sofia Poem

September 23rd, 2009 3 Comments

We got to Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a week ago. We’ve started homeschooling and Bella and I wrote poems. The first one is mine (Cyrus’s), the second one is Bella’s.

From The Big Fieid Trip – London and Sofia, September 2009

Moss and grass grow between the cracks in the sidewalks
Crunch, I step on an empty green aluminum [...]

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Update from Cajamarca and Haiku Poetry

November 21st, 2008 4 Comments

Our family has been pretty busy over the past several weeks. Angela, Cyrus, and Bella have been taking guitar lessons. Cyrus and Bella have been taking music and voice lessons. Cruz has been taking a rhythm and movement class. Cyrus and Jason are taking cooking classes.
Cyrus, Bella, and Jason are teaching English to two [...]

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