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Musical Connections and Collaborations

by Kerry Dexter /
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Jul 17, 2023 / 0 comments

Solitude and community are each part of music, the creation of it as well as the listening. This is true of the stories told in song and tune, the ways they are shared, and the connections created among musicians...and between musicians and listeners.

Several pieces of music to help you think about and enjoy these aspects of musical connection:

Musical Connections and Collaborations

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5 Reasons Why Mexico Is The Ultimate Vacation

What we look for in a travel destination will vary from person to person - it’s for that reason that ranking the best vacation destinations is futile. However, Mexico arguably caters to just about anyone, no matter who they are or what they enjoy doing. It is for this reason why it’s perhaps the ultimate holiday destination.

Whether you’re looking for 5* hotels in Mexico or ancient ruins, Mexico has you covered.

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Camp for Free at a National Forest!

This is the 5th annual National Forest Week, celebrating the 193-million-acre US Forest Service (USFS) and the benefits it provides to the public, including the thousands of developed and dispersed camping opportunities nationwide. 

Camp for Free at a National Forest!

Travel with Awe and Wonder: Nashville and West to Arizona

by Christy Anselmi /
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Jul 13, 2023 / 0 comments

This summer, my husband and I undertook a move. A relocation from Massachusetts to Arizona has been undertaken by others, no doubt. We decided to make things a little more interesting than a direct route. We headed north. Our circuitous route is winding us through Newfoundland, Portugal, and North Carolina. When one would think to take the southerly route from the Carolina’s to Arizona in the winter months, we will make Bugs Bunny’s famous right turn at Albuquerque to get to Bozeman, Montana. Then, we’ll drive to Arizona.

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College Housing Tips for Your Senior Year

Your housing choice can have a major impact on your college experience. Making the right choice is much more important than many think. It can impact everything from making friends to how much time you get to study. There are a few factors you can consider to make your search and choice that much easier. If you are looking for tips for choosing your housing in your senior year, here are some of the best.  

College Housing Tips for Your Senior Year

Through the Eyes of an Educator: From Waiting to Action—Empowering Our Inner Badass

by Stacey Ebert /
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Jul 05, 2023 / 0 comments

In the northern hemisphere, it’s officially summer. It’s the season where shoes are optional, schedules flung out the window, and s’mores an everyday occurrence. It includes days of drippy ices, water-logged joy, and vitamin D drenched humans. We adventure easily, leap without question, and reacquaint ourselves with risk. 

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How Coding Gives Your Kid the Educational Advantage They Need

As an educator and/or parent, I am sure you have watched (with both excitement and trepidation) the accelerating growth of online learning, from its humbler beginnings to the challenges of pandemic education to the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) to learning in just about every aspect of our lives.

How are your kids handling all this non-traditional learning? I’ve seen some kids latch onto learning online as if it is a magical door into an ever-expanding world (the TARDIS times a million, if that is even possible!).

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Planning a Romantic Getaway? Explore the Beauty of Florida

Are you looking to escape with your special someone for a romantic getaway? Then look no further than the Sunshine State of Florida

From the sweeping sandy beaches to the lush tropical forests, there are seemingly endless opportunities for a blissful romantic retreat in various parts of Florida. 

Here, then, is everything you need to know about planning the perfect romantic escape in Florida.

Music to Reset Your Perspective

by Kerry Dexter /
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Jun 19, 2023 / 0 comments

A bit of rest, a moment for for reflection: in these shifting times, it can be a challenge to find time—even to remember to take time—for such things amidst shifting times in politics, personal life, world news, climate emergencies, and other ongoing events.

Music works well for this, though. Music can be a gateway and a companion to encourage and allow a bit of rest, a moment to step back, to reset one’s perspective.

Depending on circumstance and your taste in music, a lively tune can be just helpful with this as a reflective song.

Travel with Awe and Wonder: Crawling Around Asheville

by Christy Anselmi /
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Jun 08, 2023 / 0 comments

This summer, my husband and I undertook a move. A relocation from Massachusetts to Arizona has been undertaken by others, no doubt. We decided to make things a little more interesting than a direct route. We headed north. Our circuitous route is winding us through Newfoundland, Portugal, and North Carolina. When one would think to take the southerly route from the Carolina’s to Arizona in the winter months, we will make Bugs Bunny’s famous right turn at Albuquerque to get to Bozeman, Montana. Then, we’ll drive to Arizona.

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