My super talented, sweet, funny and dynamo friend and fellow memoirist Sara Benincasa is now a YA author with the publication of GREAT, a contemporary retelling of THE GREAT GATSBY. I was so excited not only to see her back in NYC but to introduce my protege Jeaniah to Sara and a few other friends at the book … More It’s GREAT!
Here is something I told my protege and wrote to her in a follow up letter. I thought was worth sharing as it’s something that is true for all of us young and old: We don’t have control over many things in life, but we do have control over how we feed our minds and … More The Power of Choice
I had an especially awesome week leading up to Christmas. I had three separate dates with my protégé which was the biggest treat. We hopped aboard a vintage train (pic at right & at bottom) to Midtown where we shopped at the Disney store and Toys R Us Times Square, and got tickets at the TDF booth for … More Christmas 2013
Had a long but rewarding day at 47 ASL High School yesterday. The students were about 20% Deaf, HoH and CODA and the rest hearing but immersed in a school that embraces ASL. How wonderful. I met 180+ great teens from all parts of NYC some who shared with me privately about their hopes to … More 47 ASL High School
I’m seeing my protégé on Saturday, two months to the day since I last saw her. That’s an eternity for kids but especially when the kid has been through some stuff, when she has seen mentors come and go for others. Even though I keep in touch with postcards and Facebook, there’s always the niggling feeling … More Calm in the Storm
“Are you famous?” “Nah, I don’t think so.” “Well, I Googled you, and I think you’re famous.” “Ummm…really? You Googled? Sooo…what did you find?” The Internet should be illegal for kids under 16.
My protege made this Facebook voice greeting for me. I’ve listened to it about a dozen times already. Love her!
After kicking off my gardening project, I drove home from the cabin so I could take my protege Jeaniah to a preview screening of “Epic” at the Museum of the Moving Image. When I picked her up, she and the other Hour Children kids were having a craft day with volunteers from the Kabbalah Center. … More An “Epic” Date
Growing up, we dug up rows of dirt, plopped in some seeds and had fruits and vegetables a few weeks later. The Internet made it all seem so complicated. After all the research and over-thinking, it was time to get my hands dirty. I had a few days at the cabin and took the plunge … More Adventures in Gardening: In the Beginning
I screamed out loud at “Jurassic Park” more than once but so enjoyed seeing it again for the first time in 20 years, especially in 3D. At one point Jeaniah & I were cringing and squirming and gasping so much I said, “This movie is STRESSING us OUT!” She laughed and said, “Yeah, but I … More Kid Logic
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