A Day in the Life of a Boy, Depending

Radiohead’s video helped both of my boys to look at their shoes—and their privilege—in a different light.

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Haleakala Volcano

The mother always gets a wicked case of acrophobia while driving up to the summit. Crater Lake. Sunrise by Mount Rainier. Even the Appalachians in Pennsylvania overwhelm her. Enter Haleakala on the island of Maui. It’s the mother’s biggest fear: Will they manage to reach the top? And…will they make it back down?

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The Old Lahaina Luau

Throwing the shaka with a new friend on an evening of traditional dance, drumming, stories and song.  We felt the aloha spirit and got a perfect taste of all kinds of Hawai’ian dishes.

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Surfing Goat Dairy

Some people in our family wanted to be with the goats even more than they wanted to play in the ocean.

And that’s just not at all what I expected from our stay on a Hawai’ian island.

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