by Sheila Hyland, Operations Manager Producer of top-rated national and local TV talk shows. World traveler. Foodie tour guide. Board member of nonprofits. Multi-Emmy award winner. Freelance travel agent. Mother of two. Put these together and you only just begin …
Message from Luminari President and Founder Hilda Pang Fu I have a bit of writer’s block, causing me to start and then delete this first sentence over and over. Long before computers allowed us to erase our work …
You’re Never Too Young and Never Too Old By Don Laird, Luminari Contributor These are indeed challenging times. Ongoing injustice, civil discontent, a surging pandemic, economic and social inequality, and a broad wealth of misinformation fueling all these topics can …
Teachers, educators and home school parents, we have expanded our innovative online educational camps to meet the increasing need for additional in-classroom and distance learning tools during the pandemic. Teachers can now download our free, printable lesson plans designed to …
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by Alina Zaidi, Luminari Contributor My name is Alina Zaidi and I am an alumnus of Luminari’s 2019 I Want To Be An Ambassador! camp. I was a rising sophomore at the North Allegheny School District when I started the …
by Beth Dolinar, Luminari Contributor The image is of a beetle, or maybe an earwig. Most likely it’s nothing specific, just an artist’s rendering of a generic bug, stitched in colorful thread on the face of a pillow that sits …
Summer 2020 turned out much different than anyone expected with closures and cancellations sending many parents, families and organizations into uncharted territory as they look for alternative summer activities – and although nothing compares to real-life, in-person summer camp experiences …
By Aditya Patel Beep, Cough, Sneeze are noises I hear each day. Life was normal until about 3 months ago. I feel tired from all the weight of all the beds and ventilators. I look around all my floors, every …
By Samantha Podnar We all know the classic “thumbs-up” gesture as a way of conveying good spirits or as a sign of approval. However, take this to the Middle East, and you won’t be getting friendly smiles in return; a …
By Beth Dolinar Is there anything in the foodie world so deflating—so disappointing—as morning-after guacamole? You know the stuff: that bowl that greets you in the fridge as you recall the night before. Ah, that delicious bright green goo speckled …
