I live in Duvall, Washington, a small town outside of Seattle. I spend time exploring the area, hiking and biking, keeping house, and caring for two homeschooling daughters, two feline companions, and a vegetable garden. I love reading, writing, and learning about new things.

I've written for various websites including Suite101 and Helium and also for print magazines including South Florida Parenting, The Mop Rag, and AIM.

My first daughter's birth story was published in Sheri Menelli's book, Journey Into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth.

I've also published several pieces of photography in International Library of Photography collections.

Other Books
http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=229399

My Blog
http://rainsolace.blogspot.com

My Writing at Suite101
http://www.suite101.com/writer_articles.cfm/msaraann2

My passion is ...

mothering

My first job ...

Cleaning my great-grandma's apartment

Arts & Humanities > European History The truth about Christopher Columbus

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What kind of man was Christopher Columbus and what really happened when he arrived in the Americas? According to his own log, his first impression of the inhabitants of North America was that they would make fine servants. He wrote: "With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want." He wrote this after describing the generous welcome he and his men received from the Arawak Indians. Columbus' log further illustrates his intentions regarding the Indians: "As soon as I arrived in the Indies [Bahamas], on the first Island which I found, I took some of the natives by...

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