When is your favorite time to listen to audio? Is it while commuting, to hear traffic and weather reports? Passing the time on a long trip? While exercising? Playing music in your home? To keep up with news or listen to an interesting podcast? When you’re traveling, do your listening habits change? Traditional radio broadcasts, […] Continue reading… from Play It By Ear
‘Twas the fright before Christmas that COVID would spawn with a virulent variant, that darn omicron. The tunnel had brightened. We all saw the light at the end that surely meant an end to our plight. We were traveling again, in the skies, on the seas, in our cars and on trains or however we […] Continue reading… from Cheers to 2022!
Today’s date is a palindrome here in the U.S., where we write December 1, 2021 numerically as 12.1.21. With the weight of the past 20 months, and the busy season ahead, I thought it would be nice this week to take a lighter look at some dates in December. Everyone is familiar with Hanukkah, which […] Continue reading… from What’s in a date?
A news feed item caught my eye the other day. It was about finding a particular book when you can’t recall the author or title. It made me smile, bringing me back to my college days working in a bookstore, and the occasional, inevitable vague question about a book… “that’s got a pink cover. Do […] Continue reading… from Your destination, chapter and verse
Of all the questions you ask while preparing for travel abroad, how many of them have to do with mental wellness? Probably not many. Chances are the bulk of your focus is on tasks and logistics. Documents, regulations, accommodations, packing, and transportation take up a lot of mental bandwidth. But just as important is creating […] Continue reading… from Prepping for travel? Don’t forget your psyche.
While lots of us were locked in place over the past 18 months, a great many people found themselves changing locations. They took advantage of the freedom to work from anywhere. Or they are now choosing among the many employment opportunities, trying something – or someplace – new. Deciding to move, or merely travel, involves more […] Continue reading… from Traveling with a Disability
Human beings are living longer, and at the same time we have become a more globally mobile society. Though the pandemic has slowed relocations, work-from-home options have opened up travel opportunities. What happens when a decision to move affects the care of an older family member?Whether you are caring for a parent in your home […] Continue reading… from Reconciling Elder Care and Travel
I’d like to begin this piece with a shout-out to all educators. My husband was a math teacher for 35 years before moving into alumni relations this year. Lots of our friends and many of our neighbors are teachers. So even though our children are grown and we personally missed the challenge of remote learning […] Continue reading… from It’s not too early to think about school
Question of the month: Where do I find LGBTQ information? Maybe you have heard some form of this question recently. Perhaps it came from a client, an employee, or as part of an RFP. For us, clients have been increasingly asking about this information, and we’ve been happy to direct them to the details we provide on […] Continue reading… from Supporting your diverse workforce, wherever they are!
