Bonita (Bonnie) Cormier:  

I turned 70 years old on September 9, 2016, so I thought it was time for me to update a few pictures and show off a little bit. I was a bit quiet in high school and, as I've grown more mature, I believe I'm beginning to make up for some of those quiet years. Who would have thought, including myself, that I would have led such an unusual and interesting life? I could write a book. In fact, I am writing a book about my life in Pakistan. I remember sitting in Mrs. Hughey's Latin class, looking at pictures of ancient Rome and the Appian Way without any knowledge that my husband and I would travel to Italy many times and walk portions of the Appian Way. We usually go to Taormina, Sicily, which we call our "Heaven on Earth." Ray's job (my husband) took us to Pakistan and to Taiwan where we lived for a number of years, and, because of that, I've been able to see parts of the world others only dream of. I've ridden on top of a bus in the Himilayas of Nepal, been to the highest border crossing in the world, between Pakistan and China on the Karakoram Highway, traveled to the Kyber Pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan. We lived in Attock, Pakistan which was just minutes from the notorious Northwest Frontier Province. Here, I had a free school in my home each day for the local children. Before all that, I was a teacher. I've taught every grade from one through eight and every subject. For the last eight years before retirement, I was teacher of the gifted. I retired after twenty-eight years of teaching. I am also an artist, although I have slowed down a bit in the last couple of years. I began to study art in Taiwan under two university artists. I have continued to paint since then. Please visit my website at bonniesartoriginals.com. Drawing ...Expand for more