Living in Rennes
July 19, 2012 I arrived in Rennes, the capital of Brittany, as an exchange student in September 1975. I was […]
Education, Human Interest
Education, Human Interest
Geography: Do you know where you are?
July 12, 2012 Geography: from Greek “geographia,” lit. “to describe or write about the Earth.” It happened sometime during my
Education, Human Interest, Music, Technology
The Voyager Spacecraft: Amazing, Musically & Otherwise, after 35 Years
June 28, 2012 The other night I hosted a dinner party. One of our guests worked at JPL. I brought
Education, Human Interest
Higher Education in Iran: The Path to Freedom and…Singlehood
June 21, 2012 Three years ago Iranians marched through the streets of Tehran and other major cities in Iran protesting
Education
Biting the Hand that Feeds Us: Turning Our Backs on Out-of-State / International Students
June 14, 2012 I recently read an article on the MercuryNews.com about a constitutional amendment proposed by the California Senator
Education, Human Interest
The Preferred Path
June 7th 2012 “Sometimes a pattern chosen by default can become a path of preference.” -Mary Catherine Bateson, from Composing
Education, Language
DREAMS OF A COMMON LANGUAGE
May 31th 2012 The West African women are warm and welcoming. I am here to observe their conversational English group,
Arts, Creativity, Education, Human Interest
Useless Literary Terms Come Alive
May 17 2012 Synedoche: figure of speech wherein part represents whole, e.g. “crown” stands for “king” or “queen”. Objective Correlative:
Arts, Creativity, Education, Human Interest
Repetition Plus Expression Equals Satisfaction
May 10 2012 On a week bookended by a beginning guitar class at McCabe’s Guitar Shop and a painting retreat
Credentials, Education
Embracing International Students: Lowering Standards for the Almighty $$$
May 3, 2012 As we seek ways to attract international students to our college campuses, lowering our standards and accepting
Creativity, Credentials, Human Interest
5 Considerations to Get Your Creativity Flowing + Take it to the Next Level
April 26, 2012 In writing this I realized I could write a whole post, if not a book, on each
