Beautiful coastlines and verdant landscapes of the Pacific Northwest are on full display in Whidbey Island, Washington. Located in the Puget Sound east of the Olympic Peninsula, this island is the place to go for a slow-paced getaway.
If someone asked me what animal I would describe myself as, I would say a dolphin. So when my family and I visited Oceanside, California, where we were fortunate enough to go on a boating tour with Oceanside Adventures and see thousands of dolphins, I truly felt right at home.
Achieving work / life balance is commonly a goal most of us are told to strive towards. Like climbing a mountain, once on the top, a sense of accomplishment, possibly even fulfillment, awaits. Certainly, the concept of “balance” is welcoming and conjures up a picture of the harmony that exists when both sides of the scale are perfectly even and almost ethereal.
But, how long will that last?
As times continue to shift, community, connection, and friendship can be constants. Should be constants, in fact, though of course these are aspects of life which have their own ways of changing, too.
There's more than what meets the eye at Omega Mart; it’s a sensory experience like no other! Stick around to find out…you're about to enter a new whole world!
If your partner has scored a job at an international school, it can be incredibly exciting! A new country, and a fresh start! And if you’ve got kids, it’s an amazing opportunity to show your kids the world.
But when you’re the one without the job offer, it can make it a little more challenging.
Located in the heart of Leipzig’s old town on Kleine Fleischergasse, the refurbishment of Germany's oldest continuously operated coffee house Zum Arabischen Coffe Baum (To the Arabian Coffee Tree) has been completed and the city is celebrating the traditional coffee house's grand re-opening. Guests may experience a revival of the honored traditions on three floors. The accompanying museum on Leipzig's coffee culture will be open on July 1, 2025.
What does it mean to delve deeply into your life to write a novel? How do you even start? How does an author write deep, diverse characters?
Such were the questions that AJ Frazier worked through to write his new novel, Mariel.
He answered them, and then some, in this fascinating thriller that encompasses extraordinarily complex themes in a new and interesting way.
As the calendar page flips and we move closer to graduation dates and summer’s arrival, students everywhere are abuzz with a palpable frenetic energy. Whether excited to fling themselves out the doors of an educational space, nervous for what lies ahead, or a bit numbed by it all, we’re often met with big feelings as we leap from one comfort zone into a grand unknown.
There is so much to discover in Paris that a lifetime isn't enough. And what to do, when we are far away and planning (or dreaming about) a trip? What to see, do, eat, buy? We need help (and inspiration).
Enter the most BEAUTIFUL and inspiring new book: Paris Shopfronts, illustrated by Joel Holland, words by Vivian Song, foreword by Sarah Andelman.