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oh December, You always sneak up on me so fast! Wow– looking back at the past 12 months, I’m glad there are photos and blog posts to remember all that happened as I sincerely doubt that I would be able to access all the details. What I wrote here last December pretty much sums up all I have to say on how to navigate this crazy, wild, sorrowful, amazing, heartbreaking, beautiful world. (BONUS: if you have not yet watched COSMOS, I highly recommend it to … View Post

My stomach is full of butterflies and I am feeling a bit flooded with anxiety with what I am about to share. This is exactly the feeling I get the night of Opening Ceremony at Squam. Awful. Does not feel at all good. Nervous. Awkward. Embarrassed. Over the years I have found a way to get through these feelings and show up on stage despite how much they want to crush me into a hole in the ground. I share what is in my heart … View Post

Something you may not know about me is that my first job out of college was in a boarding school where I taught French (and coached lacrosse – boo-YAH!). Ready for another colassal surprise? Very few of the teenagers had any interest in learning French. I know, it’s a shocker. Which was truly okay, because as much as I love French unless your curriculum is steeped in sex, drugs and rock n roll, good luck holding the attenton of the 14-18 year old set. So, … View Post

:: with love, from Squam ::

Here I am, once again, wanting to find a way to synthesize and share all that transpired at the lake last week. Maybe for our 10th anniversary I will collect each of my post-squam recollection posts and put them all here together for a full scope review as, without going back and re-reading what I have written in the past, it feels to me that there are two central motifs: words, bless them, are inadequate when trying to convey this experience birth and death Whoa. … View Post