Articles
Written by Lisa and George in Seth Godin's Squidoo, theclymb.com, Vagabundo Magazine, Technorati.com, Westside Today, Jewish Journal and Los Angeles Mom Magazine.
Give Yourself Time: The Joy of Taking a Break
As seen in Seth Godin's Thanksgiving Magazine of Squidoo:
Friends and family ask us, “How do you do it? How do you manage to leave for a year?” Others say, “You are crazy; I would never do that!” but ...Vagabonding’ is about taking time off from your normal life — from six weeks, to four months, to two years — to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Read more... Vagabundo Magazine:
| Book Reviews
by Lisa Niver Rajna that have appeared at Technorati.com, Wandering Educators, Jewish Journal and Westside Today.
Saved by Beauty by Roger Housden
"From the moment this suspenseful book began, I was hooked into a tale of good and evil with Roger Housden and his journey to the present and the ancient past, laced with his poetic recitations of Rumi and Hafez. Never having been exposed to the treasures locked in the country, my curiosity had been piqued after watching a Rick Steves special on Iran. Now, after reading this book - even with its tumultuous journey -I am ready to go!" Read the entire review.
Teaching Digital Natives by Marc Prensky
Reading Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning by Marc Prensky was a fantastic experience. This book details the importance of real learning is our students. As a teacher, I am always looking to share connections with my students. I want them to ask, “Who cares about this topic?” I have a great answer. I know that brain research says it is easier to learn and you will make a stronger memory if you are interested in your topic. Partnering and passion-based learning are two concepts based in brain research. Read the entire review.
Red Goddess Rising by Halle Eavelyn
Halle's vibrant examples and personal tales draw me in to her writing
style and I feel I am also sailing in a private Nile cruise on Momo's
boat, The Alfandia (which means The Old King). Read more...
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman
And so Rachel Friedman’s The Good Girl’s Guide to Getting Lost is a
Jewish journey, a personal narrative of facing fears, transforming
internal ideas and metamorphosing into an adulthood grounded in the art
of wanderlust. Getting Lost is part travelogue and part personal
transformation. This memoir combines the author’s personal journey and
travel discoveries woven into her stories, along with her reflections
about success, failure, life and the meaning of the aforementioned. Read more....
All Over the Map by Laura Fraser
As Laura Fraser says in her new book, All Over the Map My desires—to be free and to belong, to be independent and to be inextricably loved, to be in motion and to be still—pull me back and forth. Read more..... Hope will Find You by Rabbi Naomi Levy
As Rabbi Naomi Levy says in Hope will Find you, "By far the most human condition I learned to guide people through is this: an overwhelming feeling that life hasn't begun yet....." I hope that you will not wait one minute more but find an adventure around the corner or plan your trip to Paradise Falls today. Climb about your own "Spirit of Adventure" or float your house with balloons, but live your dreams. You can have the adventure of travel without leaving home if you only look. Read More... The Woman Who Fell From the Sky by Jennifer Steil
Yemen: To Go or Not to Go? Yemen has been on my mind lately with the recent intercepted mail bomb, the attack on the USS Cole and the book, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky in the news. I was scheduled to travel to Aden, Yemen, in 2001 as Senior Assistant Cruise Director on Renaissance Cruises' 50-day sailing from Athens to Bangkok. Prior to our sailing, the USS Cole was bombed on October 12, 2000. Read more....
The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.
In the book, The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World,
the three "lost girls" are in Africa and learn the word, Muzungu. "I
learned that [muzungu] originally meant ‘one who travels around,’
referring to the European traders who came in the 1800s." As a "muzungu"
or one who travels around, I really enjoyed this travelogue with the
three 20-somethings on a mission to see the world, have adventures, and
as with all long journeys, to find themselves. Read more....
Twenty Miles Per Cookie
As a long term traveler myself, people called us crazy to quit our
jobs and go to South East Asia for a year, so I surprised myself when Nancy Sathre-Vogel's family trip sounded even nuttier!
Early on she says, “There are moments on a long trip when you just
want to go home: while your son is falling asleep on the triple bike,
when it is raining on you and you have no tarp or when you run out of
water in the desert but then you remember why you did it and how it is
all worth it.” I was wondering would I agree with her? Read more....
Descending the Cairo Side by Kit Herring
The novel recounts the adventures of Danny White who, seeking to escape
the complacent worlds of North American and Western Europe, joins the
backpacker culture and travels to North Africa. His ultimate goal is to
see the pyramids of Egypt, but during the journey he explores the
intricacies of Muslim culture while trying to resolve his inner
dilemmas, including the failure of his first great love affair and his
inability to relate to his family and peers back home. Read more...
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