Below are links to each of the stories I've written for my "Hidden Treasures" column:

Hidden Treasures: Dien Bien Phu

A Turk Named Mehmet

Prayer in an Uzbek Taxi

Hi all,

My name is Karenne Sylvester and I've been teaching for around 14 years - all over the world - however these days I run a website and blog called Kalinago English. 

December in Ireland and Scotland is time of short days, long nights, rain, wind, snow, sleet, and the occasional clear day with sparlikng sun or frosty night filled with an extravagance of stars.