Peace is…

My friend in Bangladesh asked me to contribute to a publication he’s putting together about Peace. Here’s what I wrote.

Peace is…

Peace Is

Peace is knowing what tomorrow brings.

Peace is not having to hear, “I’m hungry.”

Peace is enjoying the moment and living for the future.

Peace is a child playing.

Peace is a new pair of shoes.

Peace is having enough food for your pet.

Peace is feeling needed.

Peace is not feeling like a burden.

Peace is sitting with a friend in unspoken silence.

Peace is being able to dream.

Peace is laughter.

Peace is hard work.

Peace is a parent watching their child sleep.

Peace is school.

Peace is staying dry while listening to the rain.

Peace is your own toy.

Peace is sharing.

Peace is not having to…

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First Year Experience 2011 recap

Standing for 20 hours talking to educators might not sound like the world’s best way to spend your birthday/Superbowl weekend, but that’s exactly what I did at the First Year Experience Conference in Atlanta. And I had fun doing it. Here’s why…

This elevator

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Seriously how cool is that? I was on the 25th floor. I’d be lying if I didn’t fess-up to pretending I was in a Sci-Fi movie starring Bruce Willis and Jackie Chan. I was just waiting for one of them to crash through the glass wall of the elevator. Yippee ki-yay mother…

My publisher (John Wiley & Sons) rocks!

My book has been out for two years and here they are sending me to Atlanta putting me up…

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First Year Experience

(I’m at the First Year Experience Conference in Atlanta this weekend celebrating the Superbowl and my birthday. I thought I’d share the page I made for educators considering using Where Am I Wearing as a common reader. )

First Year Experience

In the 2010-2011 school year Where Am I Wearing was selected as a freshman common reader by Elmhurst College, Pfeiffer University, and Wingate University.

In the following video you’ll…

  • Learn why Pfeiffer University selected Where Am I Wearing
  • Watch what Kelsey has to tell an auditorium full of freshman about getting kicked out of his first college class & being undecided
  • See a synopsis of Kelsey’s global quest
  • Hear Kelsey’s advice on how we all can be glocals (local & global citizens)

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Freedom from the Little Princes!

Thanks to all who helped take one of the suggested actions in support of “Little Princes” by Conor Grennan and to “free” my blog.

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Cool people on “Little Princes,” Nepal and Conor

Isabelle’s What to Read Next blog – she was invited to an event by Conor’s publisher and met him

Joanne Brokaw encourages us to be like Conor and show up.

Joe Simpson’s amazing Nepal photo album on Facebook

Karen Duffy’s review in the Dayton Beach News-Journal:””Little Princes” is a tale of determination, courage and love that will not leave you unchanged.

Now back to your regular scheduled blogging….

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The 3 most sacred words a traveler can utter: “I’ll come back”

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I was held hostage by Nepalese monks. The weapon they used against me was hospitality.

They forced four meals down me a day. The first time I tried to leave, they consulted their scrolls and decided that the date wasn’t a good one for departure.

I was blessed by a bulletproof monk and may or may not be bulletproof myself now. (Note: if I am bulletproof I’ve totally wasted my superpower not fighting crime.)

Khenpo Sange, the head lama, sat next to me on my flight from Bangkok to Nepal where I planned on trekking, but instead got a really infected foot and held hostage. Khenpo invited me to stay near the village of Pharping (south of…

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The Little Princes strike back

Day 3 of the Little Princes hostage crisis.  Between here and facebook and email and twitter about 40 of you have come to my rescue.  Now, how to find another 60 people to do one of the following and report back in the comments?

1) Buy little Princes from Better World Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, your local independent bookstore, or wherever. A portion of all sales go to support Next Generation Nepal;

2) Donate to Next Generation Nepal;

3) Like Next Generation Nepal and Little Princes both on facebook and then tell all of your friends about it;

4) Blog about Next Generation Nepal.

5) Ask your librarian to order Little Princes.

On Monday, the day Little Princes is released, I’m going to share why the book is so…

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Ask your librarian to get "Little Princes"

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Dear Harriette,

I wanted to tell you about a book that I would love to see the library have – “Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal” by Conor Grennan. I hope it’s the next “Three Cups of Tea.” I’ve followed Conor’s blog for years now. Basically, he was traveling around the world and decided to volunteer at an orphanage in Nepal. When be realized many of the children were victims of human trafficking, he decided to do something about it.

If you’re cool like me, you are on a first name basis with your local librarian and have her email address. I shot…

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The Little Princes are holding my blog hostage

little princesI’m not sure I’ve ever been more excited about a book than Conor Grennan’s Little Princes, which comes out next week. I want to support it in every possible way I can and I hope you’ll help me.

Conor went to Nepal to volunteer at an orphanage. When he learned that many of the kids were trafficked, he decided to do something about it. He setup Next Generation Nepal that sought to reconnect trafficked children with their parents.

I’ve been following Conor’s blog, Conor’s Mildly Thrilling Tales, for years. We were both part of the BootsnAll blogging network when I stumbled upon him. Conor’s writing is hilarious and powerful, self-deprecating and…

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