Author: cindyrosstraveler
Dancing with SANDHILL CRANES
Learning to Make a Living – at 12 & 14 Years Old!
You might think telling your students to close their school books and they were not allowed to open them for an entire month was an irresponsible thing to do as a new homeschooling facilitator, but that is just what I did, when my kids were twelve and fourteen. “Think of … Continue Reading Learning to Make a Living – at 12 & 14 Years Old!
A Health Class Lesson on the Road
I often wondered what the drama looked like to a person in their home with the windows open, when Sierra and I walked by having one of our epic ‘conversations.’ “There goes LIFE. There goes a parent with a child, evolving and learning about themselves and their lives and I … Continue Reading A Health Class Lesson on the Road
Iron Ore Mining- A Crash Course in Men and Assertiveness- (an excerpt from my new book and BRYCE’s 1st ILLUSTRATION!)
Falling in Love with Trains in Altoona
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THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR- Learning the Difference Between Nakedness and Nudity
There is a nude man sitting across from me on the modeling stand. I can plainly see his curly brown pubic hair and dangling limp penis in my periphery but I do not look. Neither does he look at my boobs and nipples which are also two feet from his … Continue Reading THROUGH THE BATHROOM DOOR- Learning the Difference Between Nakedness and Nudity
Lessons Learned from a Centenarian
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of driving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming, WOW! What a ride! …anonymous For years, I would make the forty-five minute drive to … Continue Reading Lessons Learned from a Centenarian
Looking Back on the Modeling Stand
I’ve learned a few things while sitting on the modeling stand observing students observing me. It’s a two-way street, this educating in the life drawing classroom. First off, over the years, I have come to be able to tell the difference between a freshman and an upperclassman. The college years … Continue Reading Looking Back on the Modeling Stand
Learning to See Color in Light
I can remember the first time that as a child I realized that without light there is no color. My mother was a talented seamstress and sewed matching bedspreads and curtains for my sister and my bedroom. The fabric had orchid colored flowers scattered all over it. I was awake before … Continue Reading Learning to See Color in Light
Coming Soon- A New Blog on Using the Whole World to Teach MY Kids
Many of you know that I have been struggling to write a new book about using the whole world to teach my kids. I say struggle because I have not, at least up until this point, figured out where and how to extract the motivation and dedication needed to get … Continue Reading Coming Soon- A New Blog on Using the Whole World to Teach MY Kids
College is Good for Parents too, I Guess
My son was feeling a bit anxious about going back to college. His life at home is comfortable, predictable, not demanding. Besides the fact that he just returned from a month’s trip globe-trotting around China and being reminded how rich and fascinating the big wide world is, now he was … Continue Reading College is Good for Parents too, I Guess
Riding the Night Train= Part II (with guest spoken-word poet, Bryce Gladfelter)
Riding the Night Train- Part 1
THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES- How I Got a New Tooth in Record Time
I’ve always believed there are no coincidences in life and after reading “The Celestine Prophecy” years ago, I was assured this philosophy of life and way of thinking was right on track. Lately, I delight in watching it happen. When my brother-in-law decided to choose buck hunting instead of attending … Continue Reading THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES- How I Got a New Tooth in Record Time
Cindy Ross 