Jessie Voigts's Blog, page 78
April 12, 2021
History Comes Alive at Colorado’s Vista Verde Ranch
As we drove on the long driveway, bounded by deep mounds of snow, leading into Colorado’s Vista Verde Ranch, I admired the pristine beauty of the dude ranch’s spectacular location, approximately 25 miles north of Steamboat Springs. I simultaneously began to wonder about the original settlers who were compelled to reside in this remote wilderness which is now surrounded mostly by the Routt National Forest. What lured these individuals to this snowy and frigid re...
April 8, 2021
Read This: Bryanna Royal on Full-Time RVing With Kids: An Insider's Guide To Life On The Road
We are so happy to share an important new book in the family travel scene, Full-Time RVing With Kids: An Insider's Guide To Life On The Road, by Bryanna Royal. In 2014, Bryanna Royal and her family of 6 hit the road full-time in an RV to explore North America. During this time, she built 2 remote businesses, had epic adventures, and spent many nights around the campfire. She speaks at events on RVing and being an entrepreneur, along with producing content to inspi...
Leaving Home to Find Ourselves
Most of us stumble into adulthood a little battered and bruised, which means we must attend to our wounds before leaping into the lives we were meant to lead. Maybe we have patterns of behavior that involve abandoning ourselves in times of stress. Perhaps our responses to love are still subject to the family programming we received as children. Or maybe our lives have been adversely impacted by a materialistic society steeped in straight, white, cis male supremacy...
April 7, 2021
Twotravellingteflers: #TeachAbroadBecause ... experience is the best teacher
Hi! We’re Rich and Kate. Three years ago, we decided to leave our cosy, normal lives back in the UK to go and find something different. That ‘different’ was a new life as teachers in South East Asia. After some time, we decided that we would like to share some of our experiences with anyone who had similar interests to us, and so, the twotravellingteflers adventure was born. We offer a tiny look into our lives of travel, TEFL, and Thailand.
1. What motivated your...
April 6, 2021
Read This: Candace Rose Rardon on Stuff Every Coffee Lover Should Know…
This spring, Quirk Books published a book on my very favorite thing, by my very favorite writer. So imagine my happiness when I read Candace Rose Rardon's new book, Stuff Every Coffee Lover Should Know. Whether you're a coffee aficionado, or new to the game, this book is quite useful. It's packed with knowledge, history, and coffee goodness of all kinds. The small but mighty guide includes sections on coffee basics, brewing methods, coffee traditions across the w...
Why Teacher Loan Forgiveness Isn't As Good As You Think It Is
April 5, 2021
Through the Eyes of an Educator–Reinvention: who will you be?
For over a year now, one day has blurred into the next..days where you skipped shoes, used the couch as your full-on habitat, weren’t sure if you were hungry or thirsty, and literally were not sure what day it was. These twelve months have seemed far longer than 365 days, but somehow it seems that if we can hold on tight enough, it’s not only the time change that will provide that extra light.
Whenever it is that we get to reemerge from the nightmare that brought...
Top 3 Reasons To Switch To Online Learning
Have recent events led you to believe it might be time to take your learning experience online? While traditional methods of education have had their time to shine, many students are shifting their goals, lifestyle, and priorities in such a way that necessitates a different form of schooling.
Thanks to today's technological advances, there are more opportunities than ever to step away from the brick-and-mortar educational system. Decide for yourself if going onlin...
April 3, 2021
An Excerpt from VIDAS: Deep in Mexico and Spain: Lolo
Publisher’s note: We are pleased to publish this excerpt from the powerful new book by Edward Stanton, VIDAS: Deep in Mexico and Spain, the first travel memoir to deal with the world’s two most populous Spanish-speaking countries in one volume. A chapter of this book has already won the 2021 Grand Prize (bronze) for Best Travel Writing in the 15th annual Solas Awards. VIDAS: Deep in Mexico and Spain represents a passage from childhood to adolescence and maturity, ...
April 2, 2021
Theresa Jones: #CommunityCollegeBecause ... it cultivates confidence, growth, and success!
Theresa Jones graduated in 2011 from the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC)-Boyce Campus with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and continued her education by earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services from Geneva College and a Master of Arts Degree in Criminology from Indiana University of PA. Theresa began her career at CCAC in 2009 as a work-study in the Career Services Department. The upward progression of her career adva...
