My good friend Vicki Soto passed away in todays tragic shooting. I first met her freshman year of college and our relationship grew stronger even after we had graduated. We were very close and always stayed in touch talking about our teaching jobs. I talked to Vicki Tuesday and she told me that she loved her 16 angels and never wanted to let them go. Today when the shooting started Vicki hid her kids in closets and shielded them when the gunman came into her room. She was then murdered. Words can not express how heartbreaking and tragic this is. I will miss you dearly.
Vicki Soto: The Teacher That Took Action (Daily Beast)
First-grade teacher Victoria Soto, 27, died saving her students (New Haven Register)
Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice, Italy. The bookshop, being one of the most original in the world, is a lovely place to rummage used publications in various languages. The so-called “High Water Bookstore” sits in Calle Longa Santa Maria Formosa (Corte Senza Nome) in Venice. (Photo by Ennio Maretto)

