Paul Gauguin is buried on the island of Hiva Oa (one in a cluster of islands known as the Marquesas, residing in the South Pacific). I’ve been there. I sat …Read More
sailing
Let’s Play Backgammon!
“Dad! Let’s play backgammon!” He kneeled on the settee in his underwear and pajama top. He braced the corner of the navigation station, to keep his six-year old body from …Read More
Sail Away.
Yesterday in class, I asked my students to visualize a place where they were most content, happiest. “Go there,” I said. We all have a place like that, where we …Read More
5 Essential Lessons from an Adventurous Childhood.
When we arrived in Costa Rica last month, I could hardly wait to get the beach. I unpacked and bee-lined it for the shore. Anchored in the distance was a …Read More