My family has a Father’s Day tradition of strawberry picking. It doesn’t always work out. Some years, there are no strawberries left by Father’s Day. On other Father’s Days, the weather is poor. Still, extreme heat or rain doesn’t stop us. We tried a new farm this year. Cider Hill Farm is on Boston’s North…
My son was introduced to boxing by my trainer Marc Gargaro when he was eight years old. Now he’s fourteen years old. Back then, I would take whatever kid had a free week during the summer and bring him or her to my morning boxing training session. My son was too young to object and…
It’s hard not to fall in love with Georgetown University because the college is spectacularly beautiful. For anyone interested in studying government or international relations, it’s a no-brainer to aspire to study here. But if you are NOT interested in politics or foreign affairs, then this school might feel like a wasted opportunity akin to…
This is Andrea Wang’s and my fifth installment of our Asian Culture Series. Today, we are talking about Asians and sports. We are exploring our connections to sumo, Nissin Sports, and keeping girls in sports! And, as karma would have it, all of this points towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics… We are also giving away…
For Mother’s Day, I wanted my family to try Ethiopian food again because we all really enjoyed it when I made everyone try it for my birthday in January. Addis Red Sea was our first Ethiopian restaurant. My husband and I used to live in the South End in Boston and it was walking distance…
I was struggling to understand the writing axiom “show, don’t tell.” I read blog post after blog post but I still didn’t get it. That is until I took Erin Dionne’s Show Don’t Tell class at the New England SCBWI. I want to share some of her pearls of wisdom: Show Don’t Tell is experiencing…
Does your child love the ocean? Read these oceanography books for kids, with ocean themed stories and educational resources! Please welcome my guest author today, Dr. Laura Gehl, with her list of oceanography books for kids. We are giving away 3 signed copies of Baby Oceanographer. To enter to win, please fill out the Rafflecopter…