Caroline

About Caroline Mertens

A native of Southern California, Caroline Mertens moved to Colorado as a teen. She received her B.A. in English and Secondary Education from Colorado Christian University in Denver. Her grandmother's immigration tales of adventure, love, pain, and redemption provided ample amounts of hope, grace, and literary inspiration for her debut, In Those Other Lands. After a season of work in the Netherlands, England, and France, Caroline returned to Colorado. Over the years, she has worked as a magazine editor, a professional writer, and an assistant to a Young Life director. However, Caroline's most fulfilling career is teaching high school English and Creative Writing. She strives to encourage teenagers to read what they love, and inspires her students to engage in purposeful creative writing. Caroline is passionate about traveling, cooking Indonesian food, and exploring Colorado with her family.

Dunkirk

One of the most visually stunning movies, “Dunkirk,” was up for eight Oscars a few years ago. I went to see Dunkirk one hot night in August, and couldn’t halt my emotional response to the [...]

By |2019-07-08T17:10:30-06:00May 26th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Traversing Hardships

Traversing hardships is painful, but sometimes the only, inevitable way. We cannot avoid the physical pain of childhood, from personal friends who fail us, to educational challenges, to social disappointments. Even genuine growing pains, [...]

By |2019-07-03T10:36:21-06:00May 22nd, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Indo Project Feature

My book, In Those Other Lands, was featured on the Indo Project website and newsletter! Check out the newsletter at: https://mailchi.mp/bd683143eaa8/breaking-no-backpay-for-descendants-of-knil-soldiers-civil-servants-from-the-dutch-east-indies The Indo Project is (as described from their website): “dedicated group of Indos and Indo supporters [...]

By |2019-07-08T17:15:38-06:00May 19th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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