Greetings, Last week I was privileged to host Master Pearson here in Connecticut.  He returned to offer CPR, first aid, and AED training and certification to the teachers of the Noah’s Ark Early Childhood Learning Center at the synagogue where I work.  It was such a pleasure to have him return to the CT but […]

Greetings Readers… I’m writing this post as a fabulous but bittersweet weekend of training with Master Pearson draws to a close.  Why bittersweet you ask?  Well for many reasons, categorized by type below…needless to say we have a few announcements to make… Sweet: – We learned some great stuff this weekend (so far!).  We worked […]

Greetings, Well, we’re back!  Hard to believe how fast it came and went, but indeed, another Winter Retreat is behind us.  These weekends are always special and this one was no exception.  It was great to reconnect with old students and teachers and meet new people as well.  If you missed this one, then I’m […]

A few weeks ago, I administered our final promotion exam of the 2012 to my students.  When all had finished and (*sigh of relief*) passed, I concluded the test with the following famous story (of course modified so that the kids would get it and enjoy it), as a lesson in perseverance and what it […]

  Hello everyone! Finals are coming up here at Case Western so I think this would be a good time for an update in my neck of the woods (unfortunately finals are also why I’m doing this post after midnight). So I’m doing great academically, both in terms of grades and pursuing interests that I’m most […]

If you get knocked off your horse, you get right back in the saddle. You’ll never learn if you don’t make mistakes. I am sure you have heard both of these quotes at some point in your life. They are commonly used for encouragement after a person has experienced defeat in one form or another. […]

I’ve officially moved back into my college dorm at Case Western Reserve University! Now that I’m a sophomore I have the privilege of living in a dorm room by myself (how nice of my superiors…) and even though the room is smaller, it’s definitely more comfortable. My classes don’t actually start until Monday, August 27th, […]

Hello everyone! I have a feel-good blog that I would like to share today. The name of this blog is “somethin’ good” and it was started less than a week ago. I definitely think it’s going to grow very popular in time, here is the About section of the blog: What is Something Good? Something […]

Just yesterday I endured a 12 hour martial arts class with my fellow black belts. The event was more of a test of one’s mind instead of a test of one’s physical endurance, but I still ended the day exhausted. I am thankful for every second I spent practicing martial arts yesterday and I am […]

(the continuation of the story from a past post)   — Chapter 4 — “The Chamber” As I was falling through the liquid wall, all I could think about was holding my breath.  I couldn’t imagine what would have happened if I had breathed in the metal.  That thought was quickly interrupted when we both […]