Changing schools was an uncomfortable part of moving. It started when I attended two different playschools, which now I believe they would be called preschools, and then on to kindergarten. I didn’t mind meeting new people and making new friends. The part I hated was that I had a large overbite from sucking my …
When I was in elementary school, I wasn’t fond of science class until we were introduced to hands-on learning. I remember one of my favorite exercises was gathering fireflies in a jar to study their blinking bodies. I also learned that during the larval stage or winter, fireflies hibernate. Some burrow underground, while others …
Have you been up close to a grizzly bear? No, not at the zoo. We were moving from Missoula, Montana; I was about four years old, and we had to travel through a portion of Glacier National Park. Dad noticed the cars slowing in front of us and announced there must be some wildlife …
Listed are ten ways to help you face personal change and emerge with a positive outlook and set yourself up for success on your life journey. Believe you will be successful. Realize that if you can keep pressing forward, you will achieve happiness and your goal. Make minor periodic adjustments to stay on the path …
My dad was a cartographer (mapmaker) with the USGS headquartered in Denver, Colorado. When I was about a year old, my dad began taking assignments in the Rocky Mountain Region (which included seven states: Montana, North and South Dakotas, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas). We would move two to three times per year. Before …
