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September 23, 2017
Florida Culture for the Week of September 24, 2017 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of September 24, 2017 By Josh Garrick
TODAY – Sept 24 at 4 pm – “Bach, Britten, Brahms & Gaga” from Maitland’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra
In a “re-schedule” courtesy of “Irma,” enjoy an afternoon concert by the always-unique Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Maitland as they perform selections including: “Bach’s Brandenburg No 3,” “Britten’s dynamic Simple Symphony,” “Brahms Hungarian (Gypsy) Dance No. 6,” AND Lady Gaga’s...
September 22, 2017
#StudyAbroadBecause It Makes Your World Big
Pamela Douglas Webster studied European history while traveling in nine different countries at the end of her college career. After working in private historical societies and nonprofits, she learned how to sail. She now lives on board a 34 foot sailboat with her husband and dog and cruises the Chesapeake Bay and eastern United States. She works and plays at pet-friendly travel and blogs about life on board with her dog at http://www.somethingwagging....
Innovative Technologies Used to Educate Students in International Schools
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) released a report saying that the demand for international schools in Asia has increased. There are about 1,003 English-medium international schools in Southeast Asia alone, taking in 371,500 students altogether. However, the most peculiar thing was observed when they conducted this research. It seems the demand is not just coming from expatriate families, but that the majority of it is coming from local familie...
September 21, 2017
Curva Peligrosa
Let me tell you how much I love Curva Peligrosa, a new book by Lily Iona MacKenzie. Curva Peligrosa is by far my favorite fiction book I've read this year. It's at once magical, inspirational, educational, and supernatural.
A Canadian by birth, a high school dropout, and a mother at 17, in her early years, Lily Iona MacKenzie supported herself as a stock girl for the Hudson’s Bay Company, as a long distance operator, and as a secretary (Bech...
September 20, 2017
#StudyAbroadBecause You Build Your True Self
My name is Mariah Robinson and I am a 21 year-old US university student completing my last two years of undergrad through study abroad programs around the world! I am enrolled at the University of Miami, Florida, but I have completed a Fulbright student program in the UK, spent semesters at universities in France and Australia, and am currently completing my degree in International Studies and Environmental Science at the Universidad de Belgrano in Bu...
September 19, 2017
#StudyAbroadBecause You Get To Find Your True Self
Olivia Darr is currently a senior at the University of Pittsburgh studying Communications. She’s also in the process of completing certificates in Global Studies, Community/Corporate Relations, and Nonprofit Management. Throughout her time at Pitt, she’s been lucky enough to participate in five study abroad programs, all of which have helped shape her into who she is today.
What motivated your decision to go abroad? How/why did you choose where to g...
Story of China Connects History to Present
China: a place both ancient and modern, well known and unknown, distant, different: a powerful contemporary nation that is still little known and even less understood by most people in the west. The Story of China, a six part video series from Maya Productions, intends to help with understanding modern day China through looking at aspects of the country's 4000 year history in ways that connect with how people live in China today. The series, which h...
September 18, 2017
Music: The Power of Connection
Fires and floods, wars and famines, political uncertainty all across the globe: it is a time of change. Within those shifting circumstances, it can be helpful to remember the power of connection, and the power of music to help make and renew connection. Connection can renew hope, too. Here are music ideas to explore with those thoughts in mind.
The title track of Waves, from Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra, explores the idea of connection with a...
Discover These Popular Destinations in Europe
Do you love to travel? Chances are, if you’re reading this, the answer is yes. Travel can provide a good time, relaxation, and fun. And, when you’re traveling (whether at home or abroad), there is a whole world to explore - chief of all, the chance to meet people, learn different languages, explore a variety of cuisines, and revel in new music, landscape, and activities.
Traveling abroad can be different from visiting melting pots such as Los Angele...
September 17, 2017
Florida Culture for the Week of September 17, 2017 By Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of September 17, 2017 By Josh Garrick
NOW to Oct 1 – “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Garden Theatre
When Rob Winn Anderson brings the community together to produce a BIG musical at the Garden Theatre, it’s a touch of Broadway in Winter Garden. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s award-winning musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is the brilliant rock opera that follows Christ’s story with lyrics adapted from the Gospels. From Jesus’ mete...
