Belize

After our summer of kayaking, I bought a book called “Fifty Places to Paddle Before You Die: Kayaking and Rafting Experts Share the World’s Greatest Destinations.” My husband and I have not been on an actual vacation since we got married in Prague back in 2004.  We have been on weekend trips occasionally, usually to…

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Video Work

I’ve enjoyed playing with video as I’ve helped my husband’s band as they’ve gotten going.  I feel like a collector of media, and finding ways to make pieces go together eventually is on my “to do” list.  Anyway, I’ve got lots of stuff to mess around with, but here are a few videos I’ve done…

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Istanbul

Istanbul is so beautiful!  It is one of my favorite places that I’ve ever visited.  We stayed near Taksim Square, and the first thing I noticed that made me realize Istanbul is unlike anywhere I’ve ever been was that our taxi was inspected underneath with mirrors as we entered the hotel.  We then had to…

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Sawadee Ka!

I just returned from a short trip to Bangkok, Thailand for the APAIE Conference.  The conference was successful.  It is also really great to be able to travel with colleagues who have great vision for the future.  We were able to discuss what and how to improve what we do, and not having the distractions…

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Buried Treasure

During my last visit to see my parents, I found a roll of negatives in my bathroom drawer.  With no idea of how they got there, I tucked them away in my bag to scan when I returned home, assuming they were my own negatives from when I lived with my parents. The negatives sat…

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Snow Days

We have been snowed in since Sunday night!  The snow started falling around 9:00 pm, and it lasted for hours!  We had around 9 inches of snow.  I haven’t ever seen that much snow in this area.  There were people skiing down hills and using air mattresses as sleds.  Everyone in our neighborhood was out…

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