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A Most Unexpected Christmas

By Ed Landry
in :  Life Lessons

I have one sister. I think when I was born my parents saw me and said they thought they could do better and so my sister was born and then they realized it was best if they stopped. Joking aside, my sister is amazing and funny. She worked for many years as an administrator for several doctors and when she came to visit she knew just what to bring. You have probably heard of Gummy Bears. She brought Gummy Organs. We put them in a bowl and doctors would come in just to get liver or kidney to munch on. She and her daughter came dressed as birds, feathers and all. It is a great story and I have written it for Traveling Boy in the past and you can read it. It is a fascinating story that started with a smashed bird.

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A Special Story About A Special Man Doing Special Work

By Lady Beverly Cohn: The Road to Hollywood
in :  Entertainment, Life Lessons
Occupational Octaves

I wonder if I could take your mind off COVID-19 for a few minutes to tell you about Lee Stockner, a very special young man in New York who teaches piano primarily to Autistic children.

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The Hike of Lessons Learned

By Jeff Beeler
in :  Life Lessons, Travel USA
three friends on a hike to Mt. Baldy

In early 2015, a group of my friends decided to hike up Mt. Whitney, a peak of 14,505 feet in the Eastern Sierras of California. The idea came from our buddy John Marsden. He often was the catalyst of our adventures, and he liked it when his friends could join him on these trips. Many of us in this circle of friends were hikers, and have even done hikes together.

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Mauthausen Concentration Camp: Because Turning Away is Never an Option

By Fyllis Hockman
in :  Life Lessons, World Travel
entrance to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Linz, Austria

Yes, of course, the four Central European capitals we visited on our Danube River Cruise with Grand Circle – Prague, Czech Republic, Vienna, Austria, Bratislava, Slovakia and Budapest, Hungary – all wrapped in wonder, overwhelmed with their impressive history, expansive promenades and architectural grandeur. But it was an experience in Linz in Upper Austria that most impacted me.

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Peace Corps is a Roller Coaster Ride: Summer School Year 2

By Alex Brouwer
in :  Life Lessons, World Travel
writer during hike at the Colca Canyon, Peru

I have now been in Peru for more than a year and a half and find myself coasting along in Phase 4 of this roller coaster ride: “Acceptance.” This past February was a perfect example.

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Peace Corps is a Roller Coaster Ride: 27 Months (Part 1)

By Alex Brouwer
in :  Life Lessons, World Travel
Puno and Lake Titicaca, Peru

On your laps through the park, you’ve passed by the roller coaster a few times now. You’ve been waiting for this ride for years; last year you were too short to ride. This year you’re not sure you’ll have the courage, but you feel ready. You hop in line for the long wait, wondering if it will truly live up to the hype.

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Reflections on Cultural Integration and Community Development by a Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru

By Alex Brouwer
in :  Life Lessons, World Travel
jump shot photo

I joined Peace Corps knowing very little of what life or work would be like. Unlike some of my volunteer friends, I hadn’t dreamt of Peace Corps since I was little, and it was never part of some 10 year professional plan.

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Life Lesson 3: Handles on Top of a Cutting Board?

By Ed Landry
in :  Life Lessons
making a cutting board

I imagine most of our lives are a series of awakenings. One of my big ones came during my later college days. By the time I entered my senior year at San Diego State I was a decent athlete and grades in school came easily. Actually, too easily. I spent much of my time at the beach when real students studied.

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Who Needs a Sofa Anyway?

By Ed Landry
in :  Life Lessons

We all have times in our lives that we would describe as extraordinary moments. A day begins as normal and then suddenly something changes it. Today, I can barely tell this story without tears welling up in my eyes.

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The Confusing World of Health Foods

By Ed Landry
in :  Life Lessons

California is sometimes called the Granola State, the land of fruits, nuts, and flakes. I am from California, native-born. I guess I could just stop this chapter right now and you would understand why strange things gravitate to me.

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