Tag: maps

TAKE THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

International travel helps to give you a greater understanding of cultures and of the world in general. I have been fortunate enough to make many international trips in the last ten years. Each year we have gone out on a trip or two to Canada, Columbia, France, Germany, or England. This year we will stay … Continue reading TAKE THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

BISHKEK ANYONE? – RICH PASCHALL

 Where in the world is ... ?  by Rich Paschall One of many things that surprises me about "modern" education is the absence of geography as part of the school curriculums. When I've asked any young person during the last two decades if they've taken geography in school, the answer is usually the same.  "Geography?  … Continue reading BISHKEK ANYONE? – RICH PASCHALL

SUDDENLY THINGS CHANGE – Marilyn Armstrong

Growing up, I was constantly lectured about World War II and the Holocaust. Not a big surprise. I was born in 1947 and the war was barely over by then. Moreover, the lessons of the Holocaust was not lost on my family. Any members of my family that had not come to this country before … Continue reading SUDDENLY THINGS CHANGE – Marilyn Armstrong

WHERE IN THE WORLD? – RICH PASCHALL

 Ouagadougou, anyone?  by Rich Paschall One of the many things that has surprised me about education in the twenty-first century is the absence of Geography in grade school and high school curriculum.  When I have asked any young people in the last two decades if they have taken geography in school, the answer is usually … Continue reading WHERE IN THE WORLD? – RICH PASCHALL

DESCENDING TO THE CENTER OF DISSENSION

In Hebrew, one is always said to be "going up to Jerusalem." Not only because Jerusalem sits on a mountain -- not one of the Rockies or the Himalayas, but a mountain -- something you'd know if you tried to drive there in a small car up the roads to the city from the coast, but … Continue reading DESCENDING TO THE CENTER OF DISSENSION

TAKE THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

Mind the Gap, by Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog There are a lot of great walking cities in Europe.  London is certainly among them.  Wherever you are in central London, you will be walking distance from many interesting and historic sites.  If the weather is fine, which is often in doubt, then it is good … Continue reading TAKE THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

RIDING SHOTGUN THROUGH LIFE – SHARING MY WORLD

SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2015 WEEK #26 In a car would you rather drive or be a passenger? For many years, I would have rather driven, but these days, I'm perfectly happy to ride shotgun. And navigate. I can read a map, an all but forgotten art form which enables one to correlate one's position … Continue reading RIDING SHOTGUN THROUGH LIFE – SHARING MY WORLD

GRATEFUL PILGRIMS – SHARING OUR WORLD

Share Your World – 2014 Week 39 Did you ever get lost? Did I ever get lost? When am I not lost? I have no sense of direction. Ask anyone. You could put a paper bag over my head in my living room, twirl me around twice, take the bag off and I would be lost. … Continue reading GRATEFUL PILGRIMS – SHARING OUR WORLD

Lost in Rhode Island

I used to commute from our house in Uxbridge, Massachusetts over 100 miles to Pfizer in Groton, Connecticut. In a desperate and hopeless attempt to find a shorter route, I experimented with various combinations of back roads. There was no truly direct route and it was such a long drive, I didn't think I had … Continue reading Lost in Rhode Island