This is me in my barong tagalog Filipino dress shirt with my Uncle Oscar in Cali this weekend. I had a lovely time with the family over July 4th weekend, starting with a relaxing barbecue at my Mom’s house and ending with a blowout wedding for my Uncle Nesting and Auntie Angie. I am the…
Closing shop on Yehoodi’s Second Life office in the Nonprofit Commons
I’ve decided that I don’t have the time or energy to devote to building out Yehoodi’s in-world presence in Second Life anymore. I do believe there are interesting ways that virtual worlds could be used to promote lindy hop and swing jazz. I would still love to host in-world interviews with jazz artists and dancers,…
Swing, funk and soul at Midsummer Nights Swing ’08
Find more videos like this on Midsummer Night Swing One of the best parts of swinging in the summer in New York is dancing outdoors at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Nights Swing concert series. This year’s series is much shorter than years past, but still sounds like a great lineup of bands (some more swingable…
What to get for the wedding couple that has everything?
I feel like I’ve been to a slew of weddings over the past couple of months of 30-ish to 40-ish couples who are already well-established in their lives together. Which is lovely, and I totally dig it. I find myself at these weddings have a much better time because the newlyweds are usually freaking out…
Celebrate Your Freedom, Americans!
Happy Independence Day, fellow Americans! Hurray for freedom, democracy, and fries!
I’m not getting older, I’m getting bad ass-er
It’s my mutha&%$*ing 39th birthday, folks! In between coordinating a virtual fossil dig and heading to Cali for a family wedding, I haven’t had any time to plan anything for my birthday, unfortunately. I’m hoping to rally the troops for some dance outing next weekend, though. Meanwhile, here’s some reasons why I’m not getting older,…
Chicago and NY teens complete virtual fossil dig in Second Life today
The I Dig Tanzania summer camp participants finished the virtual portion of their program today. Here’s a picture of our New York IDT participants posing with Mark Kingdon, the CEO of Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life. A dedicated group of 16 teens in Chicago and New York completed a week-long set of activities…
I Dig Tanzania Day Two: fossil digging, synapsids, and fishing fun!
Today was the second day of the " I Dig Tanzania" intensive summer camp that Global Kids is running with the Field Museum in Chicago. Today our intrepid groups of 16 teens in New York and Chi-town had a number of challenging tasks that we set out for them to make progress on their virtual…
Global Kids and Field Museum launch innovative “virtual fossil dig” for teens in New York and Chicago
Here’s some video from the launch of the "I Dig Tanzania" intensive summer camp that I am helping facilite for the next few days. Yesterday the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and Global Kids launched an intensive summer camp for a group of teens in New York and Chicago that we call "I…
Effervescent and Sarah’s wedding dance!
Last night I got to celebrate the marriage of one of my dearest friends and fellow Yehoodi administrator Effervescent and his new bride Sarah Chu at SPQR in Little Italy. Here’s the newlyweds enjoying their silly and sweet wedding dance. After a busy day at work, it was wonderful to be among friends old and…