Reschool Yourself

With all the troubling news about the state of the economy, Darren and I talk a lot about learning survival skills. At the risk of sounding like crackpots, we want to be prepared in case something crazy goes down. Today he sent me 10 Skills to Have in the Post-Financial Apocalypse from The Consumerist. The [...]

I’m back from the International Democratic Education Conference 2008, my head still spinning from seven days chock full of energizing workshops and conversations. Here are my relevant stats:

Average hours of sleep per night: 5
Mosquito bites: 6
Guest bloggers for Reschool Yourself: 7+
Servings of dessert: 20?
Blog posts composed in my brain: 25?
Workshops attended: 33?
“A-ha” moments: Beyond number

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Sending home amusing travel stories is just about my favorite thing to do in the world (besides eating, of course). I recently asked my mom – a paragon of organization – to unearth my travelogues from Europe and Latin America. Even after nearly five years, bless her heart, she had them neatly filed away in [...]

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Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Hello, my family and friends,
No, the subject line is not a racial slur; it’s from the new Austin Powers. Greetings from Rotterdam! My family and I arrived here on Wednesday (I didn’t get a birthday because I was on the plane all [...]

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Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Hi, everyone,
You have probably heard about the flooding in Central Europe and been worried. We were too, and disappointed because Prague, the next stop on our journey, is partially underwater. The zoo was even evacuated! (I wonder where exactly zoo animals go [...]

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Sunday, July 28, 2002 11:03 AM
Hello, my loved ones! I always feel like I keep few friends until I send mass emails, and then I realize how many of you there are. I remember feeling so loved when I was miserable upon arriving in Spain [...]