About self compassion
by The Flamingo Every year in February, we celebrate compassion at our school. This year has been all about self-compassion. We’re trying to bring awareness and teach children and adults alike about kindness towards others, but also towards one’s self. …
A sprinkle of magic
by Flamingo This piece is inspired by all the kids in my life. A number of people asked me during my career, why don’t I teach older kids and teens. “They’re much easier,” they said. “It’s less work and less…
War from a kid’s perspective
by Flamingo War is on everybody’s tongue. Everybody is talking about it, writing about it, arguing and so on, everything else seems meaningless. I have no words to describe how I personally feel. However, my 7 year old son has…
Cat’s in the cradle
by Flamingo February is a hard month. It’s cold and grey, not cold enough to snow but cold enough to feel that chill in my bones. It’s cold in my heart as well, it’s the month my grandmama passed away…
Season of change
by The Flamingo They say the stress of moving is second only to the stress of divorce. Since I am not familiar with the latter (thank God), I would say moving has definitely been the most stressful and distressing time…
Odd skills of kindergarten teachers
by The Flamingo For the past 14 years I have been a preschool and kindergarten teacher. I love what I do, I am passionate about young childhood and education, about healthy emotional development in the first 7 years of life.…
A winter’s dream
by The Flamingo This article is an ode to winter season and more of an excuse for me to share some beautiful wintry scenery with my readers. For the past few years, I found myself yearning for the warmth of…
Saying goodbye to 2020
by The Flamingo These days I started contemplating as I usually do during Christmas time, looking back at all that was. This year has been a hard one, for all of us, for some more so than for others. It…
About the weirdness of Portland
by The Flamingo These past few months I have been thinking a lot about Portland in the context of the political, social, pandemic and climatic struggles of the USA. Portland, Oregon is a special place for me, a place I…
About skin care
by The Flamingo A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a beauty course hosted by Estée Lauder. A friend of mine, who is Brand General Manager for Switzerland, organised the whole online experience…
