Daily Afri-mations: Animating Ethiopia (Pre-Departure)

by | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog

Before Ethiopia I’m currently experiencing a bout of perfectionism, regret (at not being able to get everything I want done perfectly completed), overwhelm, mommy guilt, and exhilaration. Tomorrow, after my son’s fourth birthday party and after I put both...

8 Things You Need to Know BEFORE You Start Crowdfunding

by | Oct 20, 2015 | Blog

This is an excerpt from my new book, Crowdfunding Confidential: Raise Money For You and Your Cause. —– Leave Your Comfort Zone to JUST DO IT for Your Cause: The Action Plan   So by this point you already have chosen (or have been chosen by) your...

Out of the Loop: In Search of a Life More Ordinary

by | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog

This post is an excerpt from my new book, Free At Last: Live, Love, and Work Abroad as a 21st century Global Citizen — When I was eight years old and in the third grade, a new girl arrived in our musty wooden classroom at the four-room Bark Street School (built...

4 Ways Comedy Improv Can Make Life Easier: Lessons Learned

by | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog

I have funny friends. Not just funny peculiar, but also ha-ha funny. Yesterday my arguably funniest friend, Rome’s Comedy Club founder Marsha De Salvatore stopped by The American University of Rome where I work to give a Lunch and Learn Workshop for my Media,...