With the downturn in the economy, many families are reconsidering summer vacations.  The typical week at the beach or trip to a resort has become too costly for some. However, although renting a house or booking a hotel for the week is quite expensive, there are other options for vacation.  Maybe this is the summer [...]

“You should be playing outside.” How often is it heard that parents wish their children would leave the comfort of a tv or computer screen and venture outside?  Based on experience and Internet searches, it happens frequently. However, in addition to sending your child to play in the yard or ride a bike, you can [...]

Here I am! Safe in my dorm room in Boston, Massachusetts, after surviving the flight on a Dash 8~100; that may sound fancier than your B 747-400, but in reality it was a two propeller plane with nine rows that sat 37 people. To make it even funnier, the last row was like the last [...]

Saturday was the first day of Spring Training 2009 for the Northeastern University Women’s Rowing team. After traveling on Friday from 6:30am until 4pm by taking a series of flights, we found ourselves in a hotel in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. You’re probably thinking, why Tennessee? Can you even row in Tennessee? Just imagine my thoughts [...]