When in Scandinavia…
I decided on a career in 1996, two years after graduating from college, while working at Red Cross Nordic UWC in Norway,
One of The Happiest Days of My Life…
One of the happiest days of my life was a Spring day in 1990. At the time, I was wrapping up my second year at UWC of the Adriatic and waiting to hear from American colleges and universities I had applied to. A letter from Grinnell College would make my day then!
Burr & Burton Academy: Success…What you Make of Life
Live life in others' terms, you'll fail...no matter what.
Live life in ones own terms, you'll succeed...no matter what.
In other words, ones success is measured by oneself, so therefore, success is what you make of life.
Cultural Learnings of…This and That
Travel gives you opportunities to learn about other cultures and people amongst other things. It opens your eyes up. Having learned about others, it also helps you see your own country and culture in a different light.
Turtles Can Fly?
How, in fifth grade, I began nurturing a near-impossible dream because that had been the only realistic dream!