Let’s Make Art: A special project for our neighbors and the children

Do you know how many times in one day we have to clean up the children’s home classroom? 

The answer is: I lost count. 

We started putting together our home classroom in March after Jeff and I started our discussion about homeschooling the children. We decided not to. We will enrol them in a regular school that offers online and modular learning. Continue reading“Let’s Make Art: A special project for our neighbors and the children”

Learning with Technology: Using Facebook Messenger as a platform to teach children spelling and grammar 

We limit screen time in our family to two hours per day. This means that there is a designated period for it. For our children, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. is “movie time.”

They watch a movie or a show that I already screened in advance. Lately, it has been “Spiderwick Chronicles” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”Continue reading“Learning with Technology: Using Facebook Messenger as a platform to teach children spelling and grammar “

Straighten your crown

Image by Hope Valiente from Pixabay

There are so many reasons why I feel that life is unfair.

I cannot list down all the details. I am not strong enough to write them down just yet. Maybe in the future, when I am stronger enough to share them.

I know I am not alone in this; we’ve all been through it. The dark days, the times when you feel betrayed, the moment when you feel that your worth is judged by your mistakes.

I was traveling around China and Hong Kong for 10 days when I felt that way.

I was not in my best mental and emotional state.

It helped that I was visiting places that were both familiar and new to me. In Shanghai, I revisited Fudan University, where I spent hours studying Chinese and learning how to live life abroad. In Zhangjiajie, I went on a nature trip and walked on a 4,700-feet high glass skywalk. In Guangzhou, I enjoyed a cup of coffee at the Garden Hotel, the very place where my twin children learned how to walk and run. In Hong Kong, I revisited the place where Jeff and I decided to commit to each other seven years ago.Continue reading“Straighten your crown”

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