CENSORED! One of my favorite classes to teach was called Banned and Burned Books. Most of my students were not aware that censorship of books happens in the United States; they felt it was a problem in other countries, but not here. It is such a problem in the U.S. that there is a week…
Hiking a volcano was not on my bucket list, but it should be on yours! My entire goal for my last trip to Costa Rica was to see a sloth, which I did and wrote about earlier, but who can say no to, “Do you want to hike a volcano?”
Paddle, paddle, paddle – wipe, wipe, wipe – was my mantra during my first kayaking trip. It was my cousin’s idea that we should start kayaking and I am always up for trying something new, especially if it involves the outdoors and exercise. Since it is a water activity, it was even more appealing. Because…
A while ago, I wrote about an envelope I found on the sidewalk near where I work. It was such an odd find since the envelope appeared to be about 40 years old from a prominent pattern creator of the time, and it was just in the middle of the sidewalk like any other piece…
I climbed up the stairs to the “Angel Loft” in search of the open Reiki session taking place in a downtown temple. I’m coming in a bit later in the open hours, so I hope I will be able to participate. I walk in the room and someone else is on the table. I stop,…