by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 12, 2010 | Adventure, Community, Culture, Gratitude, Justice, Life, Moms
At 11:30 Wednesday night, while my son and I were watching the movie Apollo 13, the telephone startled us from the couch. My mind starting racing — My twins were at a retreat with the church youth group, my son and daughter away at college. The phone call...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 11, 2010 | Adventure, Communication, Life, Writing
Since finding out about the Social Isolation Project three days ago, I am having the students in my comm theory and media analysis courses muse on their takes of the subject (on the earlier blog post on this subject). In addition, I have received the go-ahead to write...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 9, 2010 | Communication, Culture, Life, Live the Questions, Oregonian stories
Called the Public Isolation Project, a woman is living alone in a glass room, located at bside6 in downtown Portland, Oregon. The woman, Cristin Norine, will be physically isolated from others for a full month, communicating with the outside world only via the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Nov 8, 2010 | Adventure, Adventures with Kids, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, School Days
My friend Kelly had extra tickets to the pumpkin patch and corn maze at Kruger farms on Sauvie Island a day before Halloween, and I just had to take her up on her offer. Taking the time to go on adventures with kids is so important to me. It means you put aside your...