• MADISON | Empower Our Girls

    April 15, 2018 - By 

    In addition to some powerful teaching moments in Madison (link here), the topic of women’s equality presented itself in several ways and caused me to think harder about the topic. This post is a bit of a departure from the travel themes, but it was too important not to share. Life always seems to throw me recurring “themes,” or a topic that repeatedly presents itself and gives me no option of ignoring it. In this case the global conversation about this issue caused me to take note of several examples in my own life and subsequently motivated me to take…

  • MADISON | Slow Down to Stay Passionate

    April 11, 2018 - By 

     We had a short time and busy schedule in Madison, WI, so we resigned to pretending we weren’t actually there. The Moxie Strings fell in love with Madison after performing at the Mad Gael Music Fest the summer before. We found it to be a fun, fit, open-minded community that appreciates art and great brunch. I wish we could say that on this trip we toured the stunning Capitol Building and jogged the expanse of trails, but there just wasn’t the time. We spent most of our time teaching and then retired to our quaint Air BnB outside the city.…