July 8 Continued On the way back from the airport, Ansis took us to lunch at the new Swedbank building on the banks of the Daugava River in Riga. We sat and had lunch with a beautiful view of Old Town Latvia. After we got to the apartment, unpacked, and …
Some months ago I asked dad what he would do if he finally won his millions of dollars. What did he need that he didn’t already have? His response after some thought was, “I would like to go back to Latvia one more time.” My response was, “We can do that right now!” With some …
NETA stands for the Nebraska Educational Technology Association, and it is an organization that promotes the use of technology in teaching. I have been attending the conference off and on since 1998. I remember the first year it was at some high school in Lincoln. I attended as an AmeriCorps representative. I had no idea …
Learning Latvian Last night, my cousin John Grinberg came over to offer me a lesson in the Latvian language. John is a retired high school German teacher, and I think he relished the opportunity to teach again because he showed up in full Latvian Language Mode! All I could say was “I don’t speak Latvian” …
I had been planning a trip to Latvia this summer as a celebration. I mentioned it to dad awhile ago, and he said he might be interested. In fact, when I asked him what he would do if he did win one of those stupid sweepstakes he has been entering, and he said, “Travel to …
I posted 30 stories about Vitauts in a short amount of time, then life happened and I lost the head of steam that I had going. So here, I am, reviving my blog with a new post. I write this while the New York Dolls are scringing (scream-singing) on my record player. I just bought …
On the way to the USA Women’s Volleyball game in Lincoln, Vitauts began telling me stories. Usually, he will point out what road we are on and which way to go and how many times he has been on a certain highway. “Are you taking interstate?” he asked as I turned onto 680. I told him …
My daughter and I went to see David Bowie Is at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago this weekend. As soon as we entered the exhibit on the 4th floor of the MCA among hundred of other Bowie fans, my teacher-brain turned on and I started soaking it all in. My daughter is a huge …
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This is our Christmas letter for 2015. I usually send one out, but hey, I’m paying for this website. I might as well make use of it, right? It has been an incredible year, and I say that without sarcasm or a single tinge of irony. Each year I live, I think that it cannot …