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December 30, 2017
Florida Culture for Your Family and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for Your Family and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! By Josh Garrick
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s NEW “School of Rock” -- The Musical
Final Performance – December 31
Decades after Andrew Lloyd Webber’s elegantly romantic “Phantom of the Opera,” his NEW musical is based on the scruffy hit movie – “School of Rock.” Like the movie, this laugh-out-loud musical follows a ‘wannabe’ rock star (posing as a substitute teacher) who turns a class of straight-A s...
December 29, 2017
Artist of the Month: Kyle Hagey
While perusing Grand Rapids Comic Con's artist gallery for the fifth time, we found ourselves looking at one place in particular. His work stood out to me, not only because of the smiling crowd gathered around the joyful booth, but also because of the extreme detail of each work, which pulls you in, wanting to see every little thing hand-crafted by artist Kyle Hagey.
Your art is so cool! Can you please tell us more about the process?
I...
A Planned, Chance Meeting with a Master Artisan in Florence, Alessandro Dari
A planned, chance meeting with Alessandro Dari? How is that possible?
To authentically experience a place, you are going to have to genuinely immerse yourself into it. Feel it, smell it, taste it! This is my travel philosophy, my travel manifesto, so to speak.
Alesandro Dari Moon Compass
Travel is not only about the slideshow of photos you took while holding your camera over the heads of the thousands of tourists around you. There is so much more in...
How To Use Games in the ESL Classroom
Whether you teach children or adults, teaching ESL grammar and vocabulary in a fun and effective way can be so tough sometimes, can't it? Lesson planning for grammar concepts can definitely be a challenge.
Well, today's post is about how to deal with exactly that! I'm going to share my top 5 ways to use games in the ESL classroom.
If you've met me (over at The Teaching Cove), you know I LOVE using games to spice up learning. I also love the look o...
December 26, 2017
Raising Adventurous Eaters: A Lesson from Fusion Food
Fusion has become passé in foodie circles – but I’d argue that you should hang on to this idea at your dinner table. Fusing foods is one of the best ways to get kids to try new foods.
How did fusion fall out of foodie favor? Overuse, says a recent story in the Wall Street Journal who broached the subject asking, “So why is the ‘F’ word such a taboo in today’s kitchen?” The article points out the term ‘fusion’ for food was swiped from the music world...
7 Foodie Family Resolutions for the New Year
There's a world of flavors to explore – why not make discovering them part of your New Year's resolution list?
For 2018, you can make tracking down, and trying out, new foods part of your family's goals for the year. If you're wondering where to get started, consider some of these ideas to expand your family's culinary palate.
For each of these goals, set a timing that works for you – whether that's once a week, once every other week or once a mon...
Choosing from the Different Types of Credit Cards
If you are looking to take out a credit card, you will find that the wide choice of credit cards on the market these days makes it easier for you to find a card that is perfectly suited to your needs and circumstances. If you have a good credit history and rating, you will usually find that you can choose from a wide range of credit cards, although the choices for those with bad credit will be far more limited. If you are a student getting ready to...
December 23, 2017
Florida Culture for the ‘Holidaze – and Beyond’ By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the ‘Holidaze – and Beyond’ By Josh Garrick
Orlando Ballet presents The Nutcracker
Final Performance -- December 24
The Orlando Ballet’s journey to a fantasy world promises the kind of performance that makes little girls wish to become ballerinas. The on-stage Christmas party shows how a magical gift helps Clara grow in courage, poise, and perhaps – ‘first love.’ As this is most people’s introduction to ballet, the music, danci...
Tips for Seeing Street Art in Penang
The street art in Penang is incredible. As one of the street art capitals of the world, Penang is a must visit for street art lovers and travelers interested in quirky, interesting things to see.
Although the art looks faded, street art in Penang is relatively new! After the oldest part of Georgetown, Penang’s capital city, was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2008, the city commissioned works of art, including 6 wall murals by Ernest Zacha...
December 20, 2017
Healing Through Love: The Journey of Rediscovering Joy
Rarely do we come across a book that truly teaches us about ourselves as humans, through the waves that life tosses us amongst. Luckily for us, I'm happy to share a book that does just that - Lisa Overman's new memoir, Healing Through Love: The Journey of Rediscovering Joy. In her book, Overman shares a lifetime of experiences (as memoirs do), but then departs from the standard path of memoir into deep intercultural insight.
Partly this is because Ov...
