When Gandhi was fighting for independence from Britain, one of his strategies for seeking independence was to free the Indian people from economic dependance on British goods. For example, India was importing their cloth from British textile factories instead...
Japanese Gardens: “The Perfection of the Imperfect”
As far as Ryan and Nicole are concerned, Japanese Gardens are the most lovely of all gardens; utopias of natural beauty. While it has always been difficult to discern why the Japanese Garden is so utterly satisfying to the...
A Chinese Farmer’s Proverb: “Hunger is the Best Spice”
Our guide, Qin “Chin,” told us his parents used to say that “Hunger is the best spice” when he was growing up. As simple farmers, they knew too well that if you are hungry enough whatever you cook or...
Scone Making with Alfreda Nesbitt
Alfreda Nesbitt’s Plain Scones Preheat convection Oven to 200 degrees Celsius 225 grams of self raising flour Pinch of Salt 50 grams of butter (at room temperature) 25 grams of Caster Sugar (refined sugar) 150 ml Milk Sift flour...
Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Once upon a time, Nicole saw a picture of turquoise water, myriad waterfalls, and tall trees and fell in love with Plitvice Lakes, a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site. And she dreamed of someday going to Croatia to see them....
Heritage Pigs: The Cured Meats of the Cinta Senese
On Thursday, Nov 10th, 2016 we toured the Hertiage Pig farming operation at Spannocchia. The tour was led by Sara Silvestri who is the Educational Director at the farm and organizes the internship program. The Cinta Senese is a...
Croatia: Regional Park of Mura-Drava
On Tues, Oct 25th, 2016 Kristijan Kovacic took us to visit the Krizovec Visitor Center to receive an orientation to the Regional Park of Mura-Drava in Medjimurje, Croatia. Medjimurje is in the far north of Croatia on the border...
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Four to Day Five
Now that we had a greater understanding of the culture into which Jesus lived, it was time to look more closely at Jesus himself. Day Four on the Footsteps of Jesus Experience: we headed to Bethlehem to begin retracing...
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Two to Day Three
During our Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage Day Two and Day Three, we needed a primer about the groups who were active during the 1st century. The 1st century world of Jesus was filled with a diversity of people and...