Seven Days to Go!

Only seven days and counting until my adventure in Ireland! I'm dreaming of dipping hills and rocky paths leading down to the sea, pubs and lively music, the Galway Arts Festival, and Geraldine's lovely poetry and company. It's an amazing opportunity to fly out of one life and into another--a totally different reality for a month. This opportunity is precious and fleeting. Please come along with me as I embark on a journey to write a collection of poetry with Irish poet and writer Geraldine Mills. We will hike in Connemara, walk by the sea, stay in a stone cottage, and take in the natural beauty of her home country. When I return, I will bring my collection of new ideas, like shells and beach glass, to my students to shimmer and transform the classroom into a place of wonder where imagination will take hold and sing in a clear, new voice.