Month: August 2019

The Rules

Welp. Every traveler learns eventually that traveling means about 4% of all situations encountered will be within one’s personal control. All else is fair game for change  adventure. To our surprise, the start date and end dates for our trip have changed. Now we plan to leave about 2 weeks later than we originally thought.

Teacher’s Corner

“In the United States, many students begin their university studies by taking academic writing courses, which are designed to help students develop and expand their writing skills. Courses in academic writing teach students to exercise higher order thinking skills such as analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information and ideas and to present unique ideas or claims

Things to do in Guangzhou!

Traveling with kids is a superb experience. We’ve traveled to many countries with our children and really enjoy learning about the world with them. For the last two trips, we’ve asked the kids to create a custom list of “things to do in…” This exercise helps the kids take ownership of  their experience by inviting

Protected: Immersion

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Visa

Earlier I wrote about a visit to the consulate. My second visit was for “pick-up”. The consulate officer told me my visa would be ready in 4 days. That is the “no-rush” regular service. Speedy. On Monday I applied. On Friday I returned to 1 East Erie for pick up, paid the $140 fee and

Protected: Curricular Choices

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Visa application

A consulate visit always means adventure. I have stories from time spent in consulates in different countries and for different reasons. Consulates are places where new stories are born. Last Monday I woke up to a broken down refrigerator, an absentee Airbnb guest and the normal responsibilities of my life. What to do? Prioritize. First