European Showcase
June 28, 2009 | Filed Under Culture, Students, Travel | Leave a Comment
I had the pleasure of leading some of my excellent Dorados through Europe for three weeks, from the end of May to mid-June. We began in London and finished in Athens; in between we spent time in Paris, France; Lucerne, Switzerland; Florence, Rome, and Sorrento, Italy; and Meteora and Delphi Greece. We also cruised the Aegean Sea and enjoyed ports-of-call at the Greek islands of Mykonos, Patmos, Santorini, and Crete, and Kusadasi, Turkey. Here’s Conor, Trevor, Tony, Chloe, Joelle, Casey, Tara, Lacy, and Michael, or Team AZ, in St. James Park, London, the afternoon of our arrival. The London Eye is in the background.
Thursday Afternoon
June 26, 2009 | Filed Under Friends, Recreation | Leave a Comment
It’d been a long time since we’d gotten together with our friends, so we shared pizza with the Citrons yesterday and played in the backyard.
New Braids
June 20, 2009 | Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment
Rebecca’s constant worry when we adopted was caring for our children’s hair, as she was completely ignorant of how to properly care for so-called Afro-textured locks. She’s been working on braiding Zufaney’s hair and’s been doing a pretty job.
La Parrilla Suiza
June 19, 2009 | Filed Under Eats | Leave a Comment
After three weeks in Europe with students and lots of bread and cold cuts for breakfast, I was eager to enjoy a favorite Tucson meal when I returned home: the number 39, or parrillada mixta at La Parrilla Suiza, which consists of the number 39 below: charbroiled steak strips, chorizo, grilled green onions, quesadillas, melted cheese in a pepper, and charro beans. It’d been a long time since we’d eaten at the restaurant because of some disappointing dining experiences in recent years, but we tried again. We expected and weren’t surprised that the service was still in decline, but the food, while not up to its former standards, was still tasty.
