Our fishing and snorkeling trip on the Big Island of Hawaii included an added bonus! We saw pods of Spinner Dolphins and even a large Nurse Shark near the dock! Luckily we were not in the water during the shark spotting! If you like sharks as my kids do, here’s my post on sharks with…
I was featured in Walking in Other People’s Shoes blog! I am part of their community and host the Multicultural Children’s Book Club, a free and virtual monthly event occurring on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm EST. Here’s an excerpt. The rest is here. In Mia Wenjen’s Shoes: My Journey Discovering…
2023 Little Joe Ventures Cohort Announced Posted on April 11, 2023 by Carly Kramer The Garage is excited to announce the newest cohort of Little Joe Ventures Fellows! Now in its sixth year, the Little Joe Ventures (LJV) Fellowship is awarded to five Northwestern sophomores who have demonstrated immense entrepreneurial potential. Fellows receive unparalleled personal development opportunities, funding, networking,…
We rented the most awesome house on the Big Island’s Kailua-Kona area through Vrbo. When my husband found the house, Kona Sunset Hale, he told me that he hoped it looked as good as the photos. In fact, it looks BETTER than the photographs! Let me take you on a tour and show you the…
I think about a third of my classmates come for our college reunions which are held every five years. I live nearby so there’s no excuse for me not to show up. It’s also the only time I get to see most of my roommates who live out of state from me. Reunions can be…
Well, it’s been thirty years in the making but my sister’s piano teaching method books, Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys, are finally ready. I did the illustrations thirty years ago as well. In fact, it’s so long ago that I barely recognized some of the drawings. Noreen’s wrote Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys when the…
When I was pregnant with my first child who is now 21-years-old, I read more than dozen parenting books. It wasn’t that helpful because many of the books contradicted each other. Finally, I just picked the one that fit my own parenting philosophy (i.e. co-sleeping) and I just went with Dr. Sears. All the baby…