Lucid Lessons from Summer Basketball Part II

This is a continuation of last week’s post, if you haven’t read it yet, you can see it here. The Nats were different than most teams.  When things got tough for the team, they didn’t get down on each other or themselves.  The Nats encouraged each other and their positive energy was infectious. As a result, […]

Rishikesh, India: Yoga Capital of the World – Keteka

We connected earlier today with a group called Keteka. Keteka’s mission is to provide thorough and accurate information about the countries and communities in which Peace Corps Volunteers serve, and to make this information accessible to travelers with a desire to interact with natives, engage the local culture and venture off of the beaten path. […]

Can money buy happiness? Wine edition

Felix Salmon, one of the most respected economists in the world wrote a very interesting, funny piece on how wine is one of the few things that can buy happiness (in his opinion). If you study what happens in blind tastings, you get the same result over and over and over again. You can try […]

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