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  • Day 6: Free Day

    Saturday, January 8, 2011 – This was one of our free days. We were invited to a delightful brunch at Samira and Doug’s home with their daughter Shirin and son Naim… Read more

  • Day 5: Archives

    Friday, January 7, 2011 – We headed up the mountain for our 12:30 PM appointment at the International Archives Building. Each of the groups has about 40 pilgrims, but that’s too many to take… Read more

  • Day 4: Visiting the Mansions

    Thursday, January 6, 2011 – “Be at the bus stop by no later than 8 AM or you will miss the bus” was running through my head as we rushed… Read more

  • Day 3: Now They Call It Akko

    Day 3: It was Wednesday morning, January 5th. Our day to sleep in! Why is it that when you think you have all the time in the world, you find… Read more

  • Day 2: Visiting the Shrine at Bahji

    Kelsey and I gathered with the rest of our pilgrimage group in the Pilgrim House near the Shrine of the Bab and met with Jamshid, our guide. (We were Group… Read more

  • Our First Day of Pilgrimage

    Monday, January 3, 2011 – All of the pilgrims (nearly 400 of us!) were asked to arrive at the new Pilgrim Reception Center at 54 Hatzionut Street sometime before noon.… Read more

  • A Pilgrim’s Journal

    My daughter, Kelsey Jene, and I started off the Year 2011 in a very special way. We went to Israel as Baha’i pilgrims. So my next several posts will be… Read more

  • Haifa Bound!

    My daughter and I are headed to Israel tonight. As I write this, we are sitting in the Philadelphia airport waiting to board the plane to Tel Aviv. We will… Read more

  • We Are Visible Dot Com

    I learned about an inspiring site today. It helps people who are homeless to use social media. Thus the site name: We Are Visible A post on the site from… Read more

  • Teaching a Leadership Course

    I’m teaching a course at Plymouth State University called “Leadership in Educational Technology.” I’ve taught the course with a full class once before. This time around, I have to recreate… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Cathy,

Here you’ll find my notes about research and other related professional work interests, as well as some personal things, such as books I’ve found interesting, stories of family and friends, travel, and spiritual musings.