Haiku is a short form of poetry. It originated in Japan as the opening stanza in a longer collaborative linked poem. By the 17th century master poets began writing haiku as independent, standalone poems. These poems were often written by…
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Open ears / open minds
A colleague and I were debating the meaning of bilingualism the other day. We were talking about the definition of it and how it applies to ourselves (both of us English speakers relocated and living in Spain) and our kids…
Reading in the Eye of Binhai
Located in the Binhai Cultural District in Tianjin, China, the five-level library covers 34,000m2 and can hold up to 1.2 million books on its undulating shelves. Designed by Dutch studio MVRDV in collaboration with the Tianjin Urban Planning and Design…
You are how you think
You are how you think. If your mind is busy and distracted then you probably are, too. And the opposite is true- if your mind is calm and focused, it is more likely that your life moves in a calm and…
Experience camps!
Experience camps are free summer camps that help kids overcome the death of a loved one. Kids have the chance to grieve at their own pace surrounded by other kids who are living in the exact same situation, so they…
