View from my rooftop

Today was Day 1 of our writing workshop with Laura. What she is teaching is exactly what I need to learn. We worked on Theme today and did an excercise of writing a family story, but it must have a them to it, otherwise it most likely won't be a story that would interest the reader. Hopefully Laura will help me find the theme behind my travel stories.
Afterwards Carol, Laura's friend who lives in San Miguel, told us about the history of Mexico, then took us out to lunch and on a walking tour of the village. We are all meeting for dinner tonight, but we also have reading homework to do, so we are kept very busy.