It truly was beyond standing-room only.

They showed their instant love for us and us for them the next morning when we went to leave. So many of our students were crying and hugging them.

All of the students and I, we all had tears in our eyes.

Anything remotely close will be enough. I'm looking forward to noticing the sense of wonder in the eyes of these young adults, whether that be in performance in a concert, on a street some place or coming back from a home stay.

I write
Not
For the sake of glory
Not
For the sake of fame
Not
For the sake of success
But for the sake of my soul

I work in a room overlooking the river. I try to get to my desk as soon as I've fed my cats and chickens. I use a blue 3B pencil and scribble away for about 20 pages before transferring it to the computer.