Here I am with Language is Music and Travel Happy, Budget Low at the IBPA booth at the Frankfurt Book fair last week.

Reconciling myself with the German language on Yom Kippur in the Rykestrasse Synagogue in Berlin
I’ve avoided Germany like the plague for many years. World War II history poisoned any touristic desires I may have had to see the country. I’ve traveled and even lived in nearby countries, but have made a conscious effort not to [...]

A few lessons from high school physics and religious school could prevent financial stupidity!
When I lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1999, the famous financier, George Soros, mentioned something briefly about the Argentine peso being overvalued as it was pegged to the US dollar.
Soon after his phrase was pronounced, I saw Argentines flock to the [...]

When we all make our own contributions to improving the world, can we fight the course of history and climatic patterns?
I was wondering about this a few weeks ago while eating lunch with a friend in Sonoma. My friend, a civil engineer working on infrastructure projects in Lesotho, and I discussed what kind of an [...]

With images of apple orchards, vineyards and blackberries in my head, I returned home from a beautiful weekend in Sonoma, where I attended my friend’s wedding, and found my father on the couch shaking.
“I am sick. Get me a bucket.”
I brought him a bucket into which he vomited, not once but five times in [...]

US Citizens and Global Citizens
Disclaimer:
I apologize for not writing a unique blog entry this week. My father has been in the hospital and my mind has been elsewhere. I wrote this speech late at night and it has some grammatical and spelling errors. I delivered it at the New Immigrant ceremony at the United [...]

Along with millions worldwide, I watched the opening ceremony of the Olympics and was spellbound by the artistry and fireworks. Days later, I heard on the radio that the amazing fireworks I saw on TV were partially generated via computer automation and that the NBC “live” coverage of the Olympics wasn’t so live as the [...]

For months, my mom talked on and on about our unique family reunion in Minneapolis. To my surprise, the event was much more touching than I could have imagined. I was expecting the worst.
Over 100 people in the US, Russia, Israel, Denmark, Cuba, Brazil, and Canada were invited. Thirty-four people assembled from the US, Canada, [...]

While preparing my books on how to learn foreign languages easily and how to travel on a budget, I looked for a graphic designer, web designer and publicist last week.
My goal is to create a media company with products empowering people to engage with the world. I want to create global citizens, but I am [...]