When I went off to college, I chose a school six hours north of home. I thought my hometown was kind of boring, and I wanted a change. I loved my family, but I needed to separate from them. I swore I ...Read More
“Love is like riding or speaking French. If you don’t learn it young, it’s hard to get the trick of it later.” -Downton Abbey As a teacher, this quote really rings true to me. ...Read More
From the time of the first humans, we’ve been conditioned to adapt to change. Sometimes the changes are swift: a lion jumps down from a tree right in front of you; you’re driving and your ...Read More
Think about your favorite book or movie. What was your favorite part of it? Was it when the main character was sitting around, thinking about her problems? Or was it when she was out solving them? Ch...Read More
When I was in my senior year of high school, a good friend and I met for third period study hall every day to drink hot chocolate and talk about the meaning of life. (One might call this an odd form o...Read More
Mother Nature is laughing maniacally at those of us on the northeast coast right now. We went from bitter cold temperatures for days on end, to an ice storm, to a twenty degree thaw, to a further jump...Read More
