My 7th grade teacher was “Miss Ella”—Ella Honderich, the sketch artist. Our classroom was two apartments that had had the dividing wall removed. There were no books or blackboards. All we had was paper to write on and pencils.
I spent most of my time in Topaz playing with friends. We generally stayed within our own block and didn’t venture out of it. But my younger brother Toru was mischievous and used to sneak out of camp to explore the desert.
