What is the world coming to? In this era of technology, connections, innovations and creativity, have human beings forgotten that all mankind is a family? It is 2020 and we are going through the pandemic of our lifetime. In these unprecedented and scary times, do we also need to remind ourselves that lives matter? Where […]
Category: Family
College choices and explorations
Going to college is a well- thought of and important decision in a student’s life. With more than 4000 colleges and universities in the United States, with different majors and degrees offered, it may become a daunting task for a student to make a decision. With family support and high school counselors guidance, the college […]
Major high school decisions
Being a student is a lot of work! Just like every aspect of life has a job, student life also has a job. A job to go to school daily, complete homework, do well on academics, make friends, have social life, learn to develop interpersonal skills, communicate well and look out for yourself in a […]
When I decided to write this post about traveling, I thought hard about which place to write about. My last traveling post was about the field trip to the universities in Texas and this time I was thinking about places in India. We go to New Delhi and Faridabad whenever we visit India, and have […]
Our small accomplishments
It has been so long since we have ventured outside, gone to any social gatherings or seen our friends. Some of us have been home for 45 days or more, without having an outside connection with the world. Thanks to technology, we are not feeling aloof athough we all have been socially isolated and distant. […]
Birthdays during the pandemic
In our family of 4, we have had two birthdays in the last four weeks within three weeks of each other- March 27 and April 16. Yes, both my husband & my younger one are Aries. In addition, my sister, a nephew, a niece and five friends have birthdays in April! I find it fascinating, […]
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Learning curve
From spending days at home turning into weeks now, following social distancing and stay at home directive; I am also learning how to teach my students from remote location. As an educator I have never worked from home, didn’t even think it was possible, till now when the unprecedented event is asking me to do […]
A time to unwind
In trying times like this, when life takes a standstill, when we worry about what may come next, when we fear for our near and dear ones, when we are unsure about how long the uncertainty will last, when we just want to go back to normalcy, when we run out of ideas of what […]
Learning as a parent
Do you nag your kids? I don’t know about you as parents, but I nag my kids a lot. And I do mean, a lot! It is not always, of course, not every day; it is only on some days but I do! Most days I don’t even realize it but then some days, like […]