Aug
19
Eric Young, from Aspen Highlands, is participating in the 2023 Ski Patrol Exchange in Cerro Catedral, Bariloche (July through September). His girlfriend KC Thornton, who is studying occupational therapy, traveled with him and got the opportunity to volunteer with the adaptive skiing program "Desafío Bariloche". We are so grateful for...
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Aug
17
As part of the Sister Cities Arts and Culture Program, six artists from Bariloche, Argentina contributed artwork to the "10x10 Name Unseen" annual fundraiser at The Art Base, Basalt. Thank you to Paula Fischer, Ingrid Roddick, Perla Leon, Natalia Lukacs, Ingjerd Hansen and Moma Mozetich! Read "The Aspen Times" Article
Aug
07
White calla lilies are bursting with meaning: since Victorian times they have represented purity and devotion, to Christians they symbolize rebirth and assist in celebrating Easter, and in Russia they are a death flower shrouded in misery. For myself, I’m choosing to have them serve as a symbol of friendship...
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May
30
The snow in Shimukappu motivates my neighbors to wrap even their sturdiest-looking shrubs in burlap to protect the branches from being snapped by the weight of a February storm. Now that it’s May, a vibrant spring has arrived, and with it, the unwrapping of trees and plants in gardens across...
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May
24
"I chaperone Sister Cities trips because I see firsthand the wonder and curiosity from these kids. I witness the fear of being unfamiliar with a place and the people there. But it’s the sweet spot in between those; the place where the wonder and curiosity, and the fear of unfamiliarity...
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May
18
Katherine Sand, Renee Giles and Megan Monaghan, Growing Community. Aspen Daily News- May 17, 2023 In this column we frequently talk about the challenges of modern parenting, and that’s undoubtedly because these are such universal experiences. Parents of children of any age talk to us every day about their lives,...
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May
15
Nolan Balmat, from our sister city of Chamonix, France has been in Aspen since August, 2022. He has been going to Aspen High School this year and has had many amazing experiences from playing hockey with his host brother and training all winter in Glenwood Springs, to traveling with the...
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Apr
25
Middle School Student Exchange 2023. After four years Aspen received the Bariloche students again! A group of fifteen students and two chaperones from Capraro, San Patricio and Woodville schools came to the Roaring Fork Valley from April 9th to the 22nd. Huge thanks to the families who hosted and helped...
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Apr
22
Building genuine bonds between different communities. From February 5-14, 2023, Aspen families hosted 13 students and two chaperones from Abetone, Italy, and the surrounding region. While in Aspen, the Abetone students and chaperones did a variety of activities including a snowshoe tour on the top of Ajax with ACES, a visit...
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Apr
21
Dear Members of Sister Cities and Challenge Aspen, Thank you would be the single word I would use to describe the 2023 Bariloche-Aspen adaptive skiing exchange. Every situation, with every person we had the pleasure of interacting with, in every context, would have the word repeated over and over, and...
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