What would you consider training in a truly foreign country to be? One where you neither speak nor write or read the language, right? I’m not going to make you guess. If you read Part I, you know that I’m talking about Japan. The Japanese actually have three kinds of writing, but I suppose ifRead… Read more »
Training in another country is not like training in Cincinnati when you live in Florida. Even when that training is simple. There are some other considerations. In the Far East or Malaysia, there may not be many signs in English or anything close to English unless it is a picture of something. If you areRead… Read more »
Missouri has no illegal aliens? A colleague sent this to me and I am skeptical this is true. Missouri’s approach to the problem of illegal immigration appears to be more advanced, sophisticated, strict and effective than anything to date in Arizona. So, why doesn’t Missouri receive attention? Answer: There are no illegal’s in Missouri toRead… Read more »
NYT article on the consequences of nurse staffing. I began to emerge from a truly black sleep, only to feel a wave of agony coming from the front of my face. I felt as if a train were hurtling into my head, over and over. I found myself panting and grunting, unable to even cryRead… Read more »
Everyone has a tribe – family and friends, other people with whom you have a relationship. This tribe is primarily involved with you in social, support, and general activities. People you’ve invited (or inherited) to participate in your life. Taking it to a higher level, Seth Godin wrote about tribes, seeing them as the confluenceRead… Read more »
Check out this article on how to know if you are living your life with purpose: http://www.inc.com/shelley-prevost/how-to-know-if-youre-working-with-purpose.html?cid=sf01002#! Four great questions to reflect on this weekend: Is the work I’m doing exciting and/or satisfying? Am I using my gifts in service to others? Is the work I’m doing elevating others in some way? What keeps showingRead… Read more »
The stock market and the TSP stock funds experienced their worst week since June. Rising bond yields and troublesome warnings from some of the larger U.S. retailers, plus continued concerns over the Fed tapering their bond buying, was enough to get investors to lock in some profits from this summer’s big gains. Here are theRead… Read more »
Over the last few days I have been working on building mobile applications for Android devices as part of the August 3D Game Lab Teacher Camp. It hasn’t been as difficult as I thought it would be as there are a lot of tutorials out there. There are also some applications that allow you toRead… Read more »
I’m ecstatic to have interned with Code for America this summer. Spending summer here was an obvious decision for me because Code for America is the perfect combination of my interests in city government, civic innovation, and technology. I grew up in Nashville and just completed my first year at Claremont McKenna College where IRead… Read more »
The weather has been incredible here in Washington DC! It reminds me of August in Maine, no humidity, temperatures in the high 70’s or low 80’s during the day and in the 60’s at night. Rather than typically draining August swelter, it has been invigorating, even energizing! My boys especially appreciate the weather as theyRead… Read more »