Originally posted Tuesday, January 28, 2014. It’s funny, isn’t it, how the way we view people and things change so much between the time we’re kids and when we’re adults? Or even year to year? How the way we remember people and events change along the way? Well, at least most people and things in… Read More Mr. Helmly, Revisited
Originally posted Monday, August 13, 2012 I didn’t need to open the letter. I could recognize that messy yet particular scribble as easily as I could the handwriting of my parents. I knew I had found Mr. Helmly. Nearly a year and a half ago, while I was still living in Montana, I posted about the… Read More Mr. Helmly Found
Originally posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 When I first came to this country, I was a shy little kid who only spoke as many as 20 words in English and had the hardest time saying “Tuesday” and “cinnamon.” It’s very possible that if I hadn’t had Mr. Helmly as my teacher I would be… Read More The Search for Mr. Helmly