Outer Space Camp for Adults. Exciting words, full of possibilities. I read that 35% of American workers with paid vacation time do not take it. That made me sad. Vacation time is the opportunity to experience something new and wonderful, like outer space camp, along with the possibility of becoming an astronaut. Growing up, I ...
How To Connect With The Perfect Literary Agent and Publisher
The query letter is the way to connect projects with agents, publications, and publishers, with the payoff of positive results. Without sending a query, you cannot receive a “No, thank you” or a “Yes, I will gladly review your work.” It is a one-page letter encouraging publishers, agents, and editors to read and consider your fiction ...
CrimeCONN 2018
Love a good mystery? Writing a great mystery? Reading a fantastic mystery? Come join me, and loads of other writers I’m sure you know, on June 23, 2018 at the Ferguson Library, Downtown Stamford, CT.*: CrimeCONN 2018 Keeping It Real:Information, Entertainment and Inspiration From Deep Inside The Mystery World Saturday, June 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main ...
Where Everyone Has a Story to Tell
Previously Published and Photos Provided By http://thethreetomatoes.com Celebrating its 45th year and named one of the Top 100 Events in North America, I was unaware it existed until I had a great job in Denali National Park, Alaska regaling guests with stories about actual women in the Gold Rush, the Conservation Movement, and Athabaskan story telling ...
Yoga In India for Newbies and Devotees
There is something very special about being able to return to something we know and do currently, back to where it began. The Indus-Sarasvati in Northern India practiced yoga more than 5,000 years ago. The word “yoga” appears in sacred Rig Veda texts filled with Brahmans’ and Vedic priests’ mantras and rituals. The practice has ...
Yoga Combines Your Mind, Body, Heart, and Soul
Jungle Immersion: Jungle yoga is total immersion living the yogic lifestyle (complete with toilets and shower accommodations), with two people to a tent. The location is 2500 feet above sea level which means no mosquitoes. SatyanandaYoga yoga and meditation spaces are provided. There is also a kitchen and dining area. Regardless of a few modern ...
A True Immersion Experience for a Weekend or More
Ariel’s Story, D Acres Organic Farm, Rumney, NH I’m a 19-year-old sophomore at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. I do a lot of farming, I’m involved in the sustainable food campaign to use more sustainable foods at school, and have worked in a community garden. I found D Acres online, and it struck me as cool ...
Oy Vey Yoga
You might not have heard of Oy Vey Yoga before, but if you’re anything like me, you might already be an Oy Vey Yoga Professional. Oy Vey is part of a Yiddish phrase: oy vey is mir. I use these expressions to mean: You’ve got to be kidding or I can’t believe I’m doing this. If you’re not ...
Stepping Back into Living History
Joan, who is now a grandmother to her daughter Dana’s two children, is still amazed by the experiences they shared visiting Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. “I remember carefully watching Dana’s face as her five-year-old mind worked through the information she was seeing and hearing,” says Joan. “A woman dressed in costume and speaking in ...
My Volunteer Trip to Costa Rica
I always tell people that volunteer work is the best because, while it means responsibilities one takes on, it is not an obligation, it’s a choice, and that makes all the difference in the world. —Karen M. Gray, C&O Canal National Historical Park Library Volunteer When I wrote my first book about volunteer travel everyone asked, “What in the world ...
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