Hello from the Northeast on this snowy April Fools Day! It is one of those times when the idea of a Caribbean vacation sounds really good, even though spring is theoretically already here. Speaking of vacations, they can be wonderful or, well, stressful. While we take time off to rejuvenate, sometimes the relaxation takes a […]
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Snow Day: Blessing or Curse in Disguise?
If you are from the Northeast, you probably have your own repertoire of inside jokes about snow days already, even though it is only January. My favorite, “If it snows anymore, I’ll have to shovel it inside my house, because there is no more room to put it.” (It did snow another 8 inches.) Another […]
Pumpkins: More than Just Pie Fillers
Thanksgiving has come and gone (too quickly, it seems), but this feast-filled time of year reminds us of delicious foods that are sadly forgotten about the rest of the time. Pumpkin is a prime example a food that is packed with nutrients, but cooked very rarely. While pumpkin season runs from late Summer to early […]
Adventure and Traveling for Students
I grew up in Budapest, Hungary, and we used to have a tradition at the end of the school year. Seven days before summer vacation, we began to spell the word “vakacio” (vacation in Hungarian) backwards. On the first day, we put a big “O” on the blackboard, the next day a big “I” before […]