Hi everyone! We had a nice weekend exploring San Francisco. Two days weren't really enough to see the city, but we a great time. We are only 110 miles south of the city, so we can go back again. We both liked the city - the old buildings, the cable cars and the people.
Saturday afternoon was cold and rainy, so we didn't have a chance to do as many outside things as we had hoped. We stayed in a cute bed and breakfast in the mission district. The B&B was built in 1870, and survived both the great earthquake and fire in the city. They have a rooftop deck that we took a few pictures from, but it was so rainy they didn't turn out as good as we wanted. Saturday we rode the cable car down to fisherman's wharf and walked around. We watched the Patriots game at Knuckles sportsbar, supposedly the oldest bar in that area.
We went to Alcatraz on Sunday. WOW!! It was amazing. We took the walking tour and saw the cells and heard some of the stories. We didn't realize Alcatraz had been a military prison since the 1830's. And did you know the native Americans took over the island in 1970-71 to stage a protest? The island is full of buildings and gardens that the various inhabitants made over the years. Many of the buildings are off limits to the general public because they are falling apart. It would have been interesting to see Alcatraz when it was in good repair.... but as a tourist!
Karen is getting involved with the Monterey County Literacy Program as a teacher. She met with a mentor Tuesday morning to receive program materials and get some teaching ideas. Its been years since she has tutored people when she was in college. Karen's first student will be a Mexican lady named Rosario. She has a sixth grade education from Mexico. She can speak English, but she has trouble reading and writing. Rosario is married and has a 3 year old daughter, so part of our program will include helping Rosario read books that she can read to her daughter. Karen is excited to meet Rosario at the library next Wednesday!
That's all the news that's fit to print! Back to studying for us. These next few weeks we will focus on speaking.
love,
Karen and Jeff
About Me
- Jeff and Karen Doherty
- We were married in September 2005. We're best friends, and we love traveling and exploring new places. We like sci-fi movies and watching the history channel. Our little boy was born February 1, 2010. He is named Jeff Jr. or JJ. Our daughter Moira was born July 28, 2011. We have a cat named Munchkin. Jeff is a career military officer, and Karen works for a family services program for the Army. We live in Monterey, California. We are making this blog for our family and friends who we miss and want to share our life with.
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