CANVAS REBEL talks to LISA NIVER about writing
Thank you to Canvas Rebel for interviewing me about my memoir, Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty.
Thank you SHOUTOUT LA for the interview!
Thank you Shout Out LA for interviewing me! I am honored to be included in your series. Meet Lisa Niver | Journalist and TV Host September 13, 2021 We had the good fortune of connecting with Lisa Niver and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Lisa, we’d love to start by asking you about lessons … Continued
Soul of Travel interviews Lisa Niver
Thank you to Christine Winebrenner Irick for including me in her Soul of Travel series! Find me in Season 2 ~ Voices Of Women Episode 15: January 25, 2021 WATCH HERE: Lisa Niver on Soul of Travel Soul of Travel interview series features conversations with tourism professionals and travelers sharing their stories; their heart, soul, … Continued
Time Matters: My Pearls of Widsom
Thank you to Cherice Taylor for interviewing me on her show, Time Matters! From Cherice Taylor’s Linkedin: Thank you for including me in your show! Lisa Ellen Niver, M.A. Education, is a science teacher and an award-winning travel expert who has explored 101 countries and six continents. She sailed the seven seas by cruise ship … Continued
Join us to Celebrate Joannie Parker on her Birthday
Please join us for a celebration of life for Joanne Parker on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at 2 p.m. via Zoom. What better day to celebrate Joannie than on what would have been her 87th birthday? To RSVP for the event, click here. The celebration is being organized by Joannie’s daughters, Alison ’83 and Sabrina, and … Continued
Remembering Joannie Parker!
Before COVID-19, we would have gathered this weekend in honor of Joannie Parker at the campus of the former Westlake School for Girls where she was my teacher and mentor. However, now we will gather May 8, 2021 instead. I miss my friend so very much. The video footage above is from Westlake reunion day … Continued
Happy Birthday Joannie Parker!
Happy Birthday Joannie Parker! Today she would have been 86 years old. This photo is from 10 years ago when she was a 76 year-old bridesmaid at my wedding! I first met her in 1983 when she was my junior year English teacher and the following year my senior year Women’s Studies teacher at Westlake … Continued
On the Road Again: Do You Want to Explore Santa Cruz
For my 50th birthday, I have been working on a project of doing 50 New or Adventurous Things before I turn 50. I know that what is important to me is experiences. “Success is not a destination, but the road that you’re on. Being successful means that you’re working hard and walking your walk every … Continued
Confessions: Teacher or Traveler?
Thank you to the Huffington Post for sharing my story: Why So Many of America’s Teachers Are Leaving The Profession John Owens in his book, Confessions of a Bad Teacher, shares that “America’s public school teachers are being loudly and unfairly blamed for the failure of our nation’s public schools.” As a 2012 nominee for the … Continued
Travel with a Book! Teachers’ Top 100 Books
Wondering what to read this summer? “Five hundred primary and secondary teachers were asked by TES to name their 10 favorite books. Their responses were compiled into a list of the top 100 books among teaching staff. The results are, possibly predictably, as eclectic as the average staffroom.” From TES UK: Think, Educate, Share Thank you to … Continued