Florida Culture for the Week of March 15, 2016 by Josh Garrick
NOW to April 24 – Women in the Arts Celebrates the ‘Genius of Women’
During the early days of March 2016, it was announced that the North Korean government sentenced a 21-year old student from West Virginia to 15 years of hard labor. His crime: attempting to steal a propaganda poster for a friend back home.
Quick! I say Irish food, you say???
If your mind jumps to the Irish breakfast or maybe fish & chips, I can’t say I blame you. Nor will I shudder at that because both are so. very. good.
Volunteering in Schools Across The East
“Where are you from?” is one of the most common questions when you met someone new. Where someone is from can tell you a lot about them... whether they can drive in the snow, whether they use ‘you guys’ or ‘y’all’, whether they grew up in a concrete jungle or sprawled suburban wasteland or water-front wonderland, whether they’re familiar with the area or not, and so on.
This year, I was inspired by a wonderful woman, Evelyn Hannon, to share photos of the women who have impacted my travels this year. Evelyn, whom you may know better as Journeywoman, is a remarkable traveler, one who gets why we travel. She has an incredible 2016 Journeywoman International Woman's Day Photography Exhibit - photos taken by women photographers of women, all around the world.
“I haven’t been everywhere…but it’s on my list” (Susan Sontag). As a traveler, in some way shape or form, this thought may have popped into your brain – it’s certainly bounced around in mine. As a former social studies teacher, a conversation based around where I (and my students) have been and want to go in the world could arise at any time. Studying Ancient China, they may ask if I’ve stood on the Great Wall. When researching monotheistic religions, they may ask if I’ve seen Jerusalem’s sacred sites.
Florida Culture for the Week of March 7, 2016 by Josh Garrick
Our world is becoming faster paced by the day, and businesses need to be able to keep up in order to not only survive, but thrive. This is what makes digital meetings and video broadcasting so effective. You no longer have to travel hundreds of miles and spend hundreds of dollars travelling, and can now enjoy communicating face to face from the comfort of your home or office.
If you're visiting Montreal, I have one big tip for you, one that will make a difference in your time there: where to stay.