Author: Luminari Inc.

Dear Mom and Dad, at summer camp…

by Ayisat Bisiriyu Over the past couple of weeks, I have attended all four Luminari summer camps. I was pretty nervous at first because I didn’t know what to expect. I knew the basic gist of all 4 camps, but …

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Public Speaking 101

Winston Churchill once said, “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, and to sit down and listen.”  Today we spend more and more time communicating with each other through texts, emails, snaps, and tweets than actually speaking …

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Chef Cassie’s Panzanella Salad

Dressing:   1/4 cup champagne vinegar 2 T fresh squeezed lemon juice  2 cloves garlic minced  2 T sugar  1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil S&P to taste  In a small bowl, mix together vinegar, sugar, garlic and lemon juice. Slowly …

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FOMO and the Social Media Fix

By Olivia Hall I sat there with my phone in my hand about to break a sweat. It had been two whole weeks since I had escaped the grip of social media. I needed to log onto a site. I …

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Building a Broader Foundation for the Future

Create Your Own Cultural Bridges By Susan Brozek Scott, Director, “I Want to be Ambassador!” Camp Let’s face it, it’s human nature to gravitate toward people we have things in common with in life.  You have friends who may have similar …

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Meet the New Brigade de Cuisine of “Camp Delicious!”

by Ilene Hurwitz Schwartz, Director of Operations “We have a feeling this is going to be delicious!” – Ronny Cammareri (Nicholas Cage) in the movie Moonstruck! As Camp Delicious prepares for its 5th Anniversary Year serving up heaping platefuls of …

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Back seat driving

by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer We’ve reached a point where back seat drivers are moving out of the back seat. Maybe they should never have been called back seat drivers to begin with. For most of us, the nagging about …

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My first year as a Teaching Assistant

by Nikki Wall, I Want to be an Ambassador!, Teaching Assistant In June 2017, my career aspirations were about to reach an important crossroads. As a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, I was extremely eager to gain real-work experience …

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Add your voice to the record of history

by Gina Catanzarite, Teen Writer! Director I’ve always been a glass-is-half-empty kind of gal but even for me, it’s been tough to manage a smile these past couple of months. The daily news has been excruciatingly difficult to stomach for …

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Make 2018 Totally PAW-some

恭賀新禧, 祝身體健康, 萬事如意! More than a billion and half people around the globe will usher in the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival Friday, February 16, 2018 with both ancient traditions and family celebrations. In Asian cultures this time of …

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