Hello summer! Time for teachers to take a break from lesson planning and begin a whole new cycle of lesson planning for the next year! Time to spend time with our families who are part of the normal work force and just keep going to work and are jealous of…

Living in Israel has its perks; we’ve got beautiful peaks and valleys; gorgeous flora and fauna; and of course…wineries! Parts of Israel are perfect for vineyards, and the perfect arid soil dates back to Biblical Times, boasting of vast vineyards dripping with grapes. Having access to specialty boutique wineries is…

So, how do you date nowadays? I have people ask me. How did you find your husband? They’re so curious. Like I’ve found him under a rock. I don’t think I have to tell you ladies that dating in the 21st century is ….well, terrible. You know what our parents…

So I’m halfway through my internship year at this Waldorf style school and here I am delving into what to expect from staff meetings. I’m at a school in Israel, so these experiences are my own and say nothing about the Waldorf schools worldwide. If you are a teacher who…

I dream of a childhood home that can contain it all. I am the lacking. Doubt. Listless. Captured. I am a shooting mix of confidence and wavering. I sky toward smiles, I am living my goal. Kind. Gentle. Caring. I am a wreathing deep igneous of tears. Emotional and at…

When I was a kid, my dad tried to describe computer programming to me. “Take opening a door,” he said, explaining patiently. “What’s the first step when telling the computer how to open the door?” I thought about it. “Turning the knob?” I asked. …

So Mocha, my rabbit, died last May. It was really sad, and he was really sick. So this post is really about my processing of emotions from that. I hope this post will be healing, not just for me but for those who have also lost pets and know what…

This poem is inspired by Rupi Kaur, whose poetry is always fiercely feminist. “Look down at your body whisper there is no home like you” — rupi kaur vital growth starts with a word. look at this microscopic being it is greater, beyond universes how the womb carries a…

Remember the tooth fairy? That little secret was spoiled by my loving older brother. It was so heartbreaking, and I had to pretend that yes, I already knew that the tooth fairy wasn’t real, while inside, my heart was falling apart. There are many moments in your childhood when your…