Traveling to any destination can bring about a great deal of benefits. From allowing you to explore new cuisine, to enjoying a bit of a change of pace from the daily grind of work. You’ll find that there is nothing quite as grand as leaving the comfort of home and finding a new place to […]
Author Archives: Ellie Parvin
5 Tips to Make a Life While you Make a Living
Do you own or have you seen those motivational block quotes? You know the ones that are black or colored wooden boxes with “house rules” or other words of inspiration and value that you can set on a shelf or hang on the wall. I own three of them. Scratch that I just bought one […]
Exploring Communication Inspiration in Switzerland
Don’t forget to stop for a moment… find and see the wonderful things you have in your life, whether they are right in front of you or close to your heart and mind. Often I find communication entertains many commonalities and differences in other countries and cultures. The more we learn from and work to […]
What’s the State of Critical Thinking? Thoughts…
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” ― Margaret Mead I saw this quote the other day and I was reminded of a recent class I taught where one of my learners (This is how faculty refers to students at Ashford University) had difficulty comprehending one of the writing assignments. Even though I provided links, examples and further […]