Tag Archives: wonder

“Wow.” It’s a word that’s said often for many reasons: “Wow … what a beautiful sunset.” “Wow … that pizza was good.” “Wow … that … Read the rest

When I was about three years old, my dad asked me if I wanted to take dance lessons. “No,” I said in a squeaky three-year-old … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: A Sarajevo Rose in Bosnia There’s a slab of concrete in my grandparent’s backyard that was defiled…all the way back in 1973. … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The John Lennon Wall in Prague. Right around the time of John Lennon’s death, the Czech Republic was undergoing a change. That … Read the rest

I can count, on one hand, the number of times I’ve seen an opera. The first one was on public access television, which aired shortly … Read the rest

Remember that excitement of doing something new when you were a kid? How you would get so anxious for the experience that falling asleep the … Read the rest

One of the amazing byproducts of traveling is all the great material and lesson plans I create for my classroom. There’s literally a whole new … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: Prague, an Overview There’s a million ways people have described Prague: “It’s so beautiful!” “It’s a fairy tale!” “It’s a dream wrapped … Read the rest

This Wednesday’s Wonder: The Before I Die wall in Prague, Czech Republic. As kids, it isn’t “before I die,” but rather “when I grow up.” … Read the rest

There is no truer feeling than being able to just get up and go. Unfortunately for Keruoac, the act of leaving was the very thing … Read the rest