Christmas traditions you may or may not have heard of — and happy holidays to you!
Christmas is not the same everywhere, and isn’t that a good thing? Every December when I was a young girl, […]
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Libraries inspire wonder! Here are three reasons why, in nine minutes…
Even with the internet’s endless magic, libraries remain fascinating and important places. Come to the library with me in this
Quiet, please! Let’s talk about quiet…with a bonus section where I will actually be quiet
The world is so noisy! Even if we live in relatively quiet places, we are bombarded by noise thanks to
The enormous solar furnace of Uzbekistan: be blown away by the engineering, and brave the creepy staircase to the top!
I can hardly begin to describe how cool this place was, in an industrial sort of way. I’ll tell you
Samarkand and the marvelous observatory: did you ever think a place of serious science could look so magnificent?
Samarkand is a city of gorgeous tiled architecture, but in a way the most interesting site is the observatory of
The wonders of travel: spend 9 minutes in the surprising city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Visiting new places inspires wonder by giving us fresh perspectives on daily life (among other reasons). Join me for a