March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 31, 2008
Friends: I spent most of the day preparing for my residency at a New Orleans area school (I have been a teaching artist at this school for 8 years!). I am doing a two-week artist residency at an elementary school (PK-5) presenting “Stories on Board: Creating Board Games from Favorite Tales.” For grades PK-2, I [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 27, 2008
Friends: Soleil, my 17 year old daughter, the artist, was asked to donate a piece of art to the New Orleans Opera Association’s charity ball. This is Soleil’s description of her art: “This is a very special, original piece by Soleil Lisette Casas commissioned especially for the New Orleans Opera Association in keeping with the [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 25, 2008
Friends: Eliana, my 7 year old, is such a sweet girl. She is constantly kissing me, hugging me, and telling me how much she loves me. She is also very helpful and will do anything I ask her to do right away. In addition, she often takes the initiative to do thoughtful things on her [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 22, 2008
Friends: My 17 year old daughter, Soleil, had to do a children’s book project for English V Honors. The book is about a young girl named Holly Wood who is afraid of taking risks. She doesn’t like riding bikes, roller skating or swimming. The catchy chorus running throughout the book is preceded by a question: [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 22, 2008
Friends: On Sunday, March 16, 2008, an article was written about a “Read-Along” sponsored by the Philippine Inquirer, the Philippines’ largest newspaper, at which I was a guest storyteller. The article, which ran on the front page and about a third of an interior page featured a lot about me. Very cool. Though some of [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 20, 2008
Friends: After arriving back in Manila from Boracay, I had to part ways with my Aunts. I love you Auntie Espie and Auntie Jovie! See you next time! I had a few hours to kill before my next flight (home), so I headed to Mall of Asia. It wasn’t that far from the airport and [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 20, 2008
Friends: The above picture is my last look at the beach before I left Boracay. Notice the sand bags and the fallen tree trunk? Just one month earlier, a storm ravaged the shores of Boracay, leaving the beach stripped of tons of sand and natural shoreline. It had not yet been restored when we arrived [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 20, 2008
Friends: Katrin and I planned on going parasailing (Day 6 in the Philippines, Day 3 in Boracay). Auntie Jovie and Auntie Espie left earlier to explore the island. They were supposed to be back by 10am to go parasailing with us but they never showed up so we decided to head off anyway. Later on, [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 20, 2008
Friends: It was my fifth day in the Philippines. No matter what time of the day you catch the beach, it is always beautiful! This is Diniwid Beach early in the morning. A great time to go walking and shell collecting BUT we had a date! It was time to get to our paraw (a [...]
March 2008
by Dianne de Las Casas on March 20, 2008
Friends: It was an early day, having to catch a flight to Kalibo in Panay. I was vacationing in Boracay (a Philippine island), rumored to be one of the Top 10 Beaches in the world. I took my two aunts, Jovie and Espie, as well as my cousin, Katrin. Above is the view from my [...]
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