Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Book of the week–As Lie is to Grin

February 5, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I saw As Lie is to Grin (Catapult, 2017) at my local public library and was intrigued from the book jacket. The protagonist, David, is an African American student at the University of Vermont, and flashes back to his high school days when he dated Melody, a young woman whose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book of the Week Tagged With: Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

Photo Friday

February 2, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

The Year of the Dog is quickly approaching! For our first lunar new year event, we went to a banquet last weekend with my alumni group from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. These are eight of the ten dishes we had. Our group of 30 came from four states. In the weeks to come, … [Read more...]

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Book of the week–Berlin Syndrome

January 29, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I was looking for something to read and wanted to take a break from my enormous to read pile, so when I found this book at my local public library, I was intrigued by the title. I've never been to Berlin, but it's on my list and when I turned the book over and read the synopsis, … [Read more...]

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Behold the Junibacken

January 22, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

The Junibacken wasn't on the top to-see lists I saw for Stockholm, but it was on mine. After we went to the Vasa Museum on our first full day in Stockholm, I marched the family across the field above to the Junibacken, a museum dedicated to Swedish children's literature.I … [Read more...]

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Photo Friday

January 19, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I love this photo because it shows how environmentally-friendly people in Stockholm are in that they aren't driving everywhere like Americans. Many walk or take the subway, bus, or tram. We were also really impressed by how much fathers are involved with childcare in Stockholm. … [Read more...]

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