Thirdeyemom

The Transient Passage of Time: Through the Eyes of My Children

June 24, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds”. – Robert Green Ingersoll This past Father’s Day, we decided to hop in the car and drive to Afton State Park near the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin for a family picnic and hike. We had been there a few years ago but haven’t been back in a while due to our dog who tends to get carsick and hates the car. It was a beautiful day […]

Categories: Blogging, CULTURE, FAMILY, Inspiration, Reflection, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: children, FAMILY, life, Minnesota, reflection, thirdeyemom

TO THE MARKET Celebrates World Refugee Day with the Launch of New Products

June 20, 2017 by thirdeyemom

A few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Jane Mosbacher Morris, Founder and CEO of TO THE MARKET | Survivor-made Goods. TO THE MARKET is an amazing, creative social enterprise that showcases handmade goods made exclusively by proud and passionate artisans who have overcome the perils of abuse, conflict, and disease. By assisting local partners around the world in bringing these goods “to the market,” the organization takes an active role in equipping the survivor’s they employ with economic independence, while […]

Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Gifts that Give Back, To the Market • Tags: Advocacy, Art of Hope, gifts that give back, Refugees, thirdeyemom, To the Market, World Refugee Day

Mistical Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, Costa Rica

Costa Rica Family Adventure: Horseback Riding at the Foothills of Arenal Volcano

June 19, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” – Jack Kerouac We woke up early to the sound of chickens and life on the farm at our stay in El Castillo at Parrot Hill Ranch. The morning fog was rising over Arenal and the surrounding jungle was coming to life with the roar of howler monkeys and constant squawking of scarlet macaws. Outside, morning dew caressed the closed petals of flowers and the ground was wet and moist. It had […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Arenal, Costa Rica, Family Travel, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Arenal, Costa Rica, Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, thirdeyemom, Travel

A Visit with Haitian Bone and Horn Artist Christelle Paul

June 14, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Sonje lapli ki leve mayo ou” – Remember the rain that made your corn grow (Haitian proverb) I had never heard of Horn and Bone art until I first visited Haiti two years ago and met with Haitian Horn and Bone artist Christelle Paul, founder and chief designer of her workshop “Atelier Calla“ in Port-au-Prince. Horn and Bone art began within the walls of Haiti’s prisons in the 1950s. To pass the time, the men in prison enjoyed playing games and they ingeniously […]

Categories: Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Travel by Country • Tags: art, CULTURE, haiti, Horn and Bone Art, thirdeymom, Travel

A Visit to the Lyndale Park Rose Garden in Late Spring

June 11, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous”. – Aristotle I adore the Lyndale Park Rose Garden not far from my home in Southwest Minneapolis, and try to stop there a few times throughout the spring, summer and fall to see what flowers are in bloom. I am never disappointed as it is always so beautiful and peaceful. I run, walk and bike regularly around Lake Harriet which is right next to the Rose Garden yet I […]

Categories: Blogging, CULTURE, Inspiration, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nature, Photography, TRAVEL, Travel by Country, United States, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Explore Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, OnlyinMN, Rose garden, thirdeyemom, Travel

Volunteering Abroad with Unearth the World

June 8, 2017 by thirdeyemom

Unearth the World, an international volunteer organization that strives to improve the international volunteering industry by promoting cross-cultural learning, fostering reciprocal partnerships and elevating social consciousness through responsible international programs.

Categories: International Volunteering, sustainable travel, Sustainable Travel, TRAVEL, Travel + Social Good/Sustainable Travel • Tags: global volunteering, international volunteer abroad, international volunteering, thirdeyemom, Travel, Unearth the World

Jean Baptiste Jean Jospeph, Isador Gallery, Haiti

A Step Inside the Studio of Vodou Priest and Artist Jean Baptiste Jean Joseph

June 5, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Kay koule tronpe soley, men li pa tronpe lapli” – Haitian proverb meaning “A leaky house can fool the sun but it can’t fool the rain”. No visit to Croix-des-Bouquets is complete without a stop at the studio of world-famous vodou artist and priest, Jean Baptiste Jean Joseph. Jean Baptiste’s Isidor Gallery has been receiving customers from all over the world for years and some of his most impressive pieces sell for thousands of dollars. Yet despite his fame and notoriety, […]

Categories: Haiti, Port-au-Prince, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Croix-des-Bouquets, CULTURE, haiti, Haitian Vodou, Jean Baptiste Jean Joseph, thirdeyemom, Travel

Parrot Hill Ranch, El Castillo, Arenal, Costa Rica

Our Family Costa Rican Adventure: A Stay at a Farm near Arenal

June 1, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” -Roald Dahl As we inched up the gravel road at a snail’s speed, we admired the sensational beauty of our surroundings. Lake Arenal was off in the horizon, and the farm was surrounded by lush, thick jungle. The sounds of birds and a group of dogs […]

Categories: Arenal, Costa Rica, Family Travel, sustainable travel, TRAVEL, Travel + Social Good/Sustainable Travel, Travel by Country • Tags: Arenal, Costa Rica, El Castillo, family travel, Parrot Hill Ranch, thirdeyemom, Travel

Our Family Costa Rican Adventure: Drive to Arenal

May 30, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” – Jack Kerouac We rose early on our last morning at Manuel Antonio not really wanting to leave but ready for our next adventure. We had planned a morning sloth tour at the Tulemar property before heading north to Arenal. We were grateful that we had forgone the idea of driving ourselves and instead hired a driver again from Morpho Vans to take us there. Our driver was to […]

Categories: Arenal, Costa Rica, Family Travel, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Arenal, Costa Rica, family travel, thirdeyemom, Travel

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