{"id":9044,"date":"2023-10-26T22:39:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/?p=9044"},"modified":"2023-10-23T22:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T22:53:07","slug":"visiting-wilkerson-intermediate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/visiting-wilkerson-intermediate\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Wilkerson Intermediate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When librarian Monica Wetzig brought me in to her library, one of the very first students I met was a girl who had come in to see me, but also one who Ms Wetzig had selected to eat lunch with me. It turned out the student was ecstatic. She had come into the library to give me a special gift because we shared a heritage &#8212; she was also Ukrainian &#8212; plus she loves my books. Ms Wetzig had no idea she was Ukrainian, just that she was an avid reader. It was especially sweet that she was selected for that reason! She brought me a Ukrainian flag and socks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkerson9daria-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkerson9daria-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkerson9daria-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkerson9daria-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkerson9daria-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkerson9daria-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/wilkerson9daria.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And she drew this flag for me, with a special message on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/art-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9046\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;width:631px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/art-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/art-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/art-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.calla.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/art.jpg 877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A whirlwind of presentations and lunch chats. 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