Category: reading and writing

  • España—19 de mayo 2007—Toledo

    I quote from my journal with slight editing. Trip to Toledo today. I was a bit upset by how things were run, and it represents a trend of neglect by the Mester language school that is ticking a few people off. Usually we’ve had the culture teacher as our guide, so while at times a…

  • Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    I just listened to The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge while reading along. An impressive poem! Download the audio book and view the complete text with notes if you want to. Here’s a notable little excerpt: O sweeter than the marriage-feast, ‘Tis sweeter far to me, To walk together to the…