Live Travel Teach

03/07/2024

Finding balance is tough, especially as a new dad! This is a post I've been itching to write for quite some time and am happy to finally share.

It has been a few years since I regularly blogged but I’m want to get back into it.  I first started blogging in 2012 to catalog  my adventures in Seoul, South Korea, and…

28/06/2024

My latest gear review is live on Live Travel Teach. Elizabeth wore the Venustas heated vest every night on ABCO tour. It's stowed for the summer now but will be coming out again in the fall!

Check out summer sales for winter gear and pick up a heated vest. Code LIVETRAVELTEACH gets you 15% off and they have a bunch of bigger summer sales up to 35% off for July 4th.

A few weeks ago Venustas sent Elizabeth a new heated women’s vest.  She was skeptical at first; especially since she already has a lot of jackets and is partial to a few…

24/06/2024

Help me decide which 3 photos to submit for the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage photo contest!

20/06/2024

I can't wait to stay nice and toasty all winter with my new heated puffy! Read my full review of the Venustas heated dual channel jacket.

Use code LiveTravelTeach for 15% off the Venustas store.
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Venustas heated gear is perfect for any outdoor enthusiast in cold weather.  Their heating system comes with three settings to keep you warm regardless of the temperature.  The water-resistant outer layer of…

16/12/2023

I'm excited to be a guest writer for The Royal Tour Blog! I remember meeting Jonathan Berg when he was first starting the Royal Tour and have enjoyed watching his website grow. Check out my latest article about glacier experiences throughout Alaska and let me know which one you would want to visit most!

Editor’s note: it gives me great pleasure to introduce you all to Mike. One of the first bloggers I met when I began writing, Mike’s love for the outdoors and his home of Alaska offers a unique perspective that I’m thrilled he is sharing with all of us. Here, he talks about some ways to…

12/12/2023

Know a good photography challenge? I want to do a daily photography challenge and share old photos. Comment below with a topic or photography genre you’d like to see me share!

22/11/2023

Today my 5th and 6th graders sent out about 50 letters to businesses requesting donations for a silent auction at Guido’s on December 10th. We spent a lot of time learning about persuasive writing, rhetorical appeals and letter format.

We are accepting all kinds of donations from tax deductible monetary contributions to goods and services we can auction off. Help our students go to Space Camp and 6th grade camp by putting the silent auction in your calendar.

Also, if you or anyone you know wants to donate to our camp fundraisers let us know!

02/08/2023

Today only, 50% boosted donations when you help my students!

I want to make sure my students have exactly what they need to succeed, so I've created a project through DonorsChoose, the nonprofit classroom funding site for public school teachers.

Why I’m emailing you today: Right now, any contribution you make to my project will be boosted 50% by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This is an amazing opportunity for my students! Your donation will brighten my students' school year.

Here's my project: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/audio-equipment-to-create-student-podcas/7601755/

Audio Equipment to Create Student Podcasts & Save Teacher Voices!

To have your donation boosted, just make a contribution on that page. (Donations will be boosted 50% automatically, but only for today.)

Thank you for considering a gift to my class!

Mike

Help me give my students a microphone and speaker system to help them create podcasts and hear their teacher better! Our students have been learning about podcasting for the past few years, but we'...

01/08/2023

Kayaking to northwestern for an up close and personal encounter was a major highlight of my summer! At the beginning of the summer I had the pleasure of joining an Alaska Geographic teacher training spending almost a week in the fjords and just published a new post about the expedition into

Click the link below to read and see more photos about kayaking, seals, glaciers and jumping into frigid waters using immersion suits!

An easterly wind previewed tomorrow’s storm but promised calm seas today, and our best chance for a Kenai Fjords kayak to Northwestern Glacier. Fiona, our park ranger and defacto professor for this…

01/08/2023

An easterly wind previewed tomorrow’s storm but promised calm seas today, and our best chance for a Kenai Fjords kayak to Northwestern Glacier. Fiona, our park ranger and defacto professor for this floating teacher workshop, checked with Captain Rob about our plans for the day. A report from the Gyre, our sister ship and research vessel for this expedition, coupled with the morning weather report made the decision to travel to Northwestern Fjord an easy one....

An easterly wind previewed tomorrow’s storm but promised calm seas today, and our best chance for a Kenai Fjords kayak to Northwestern Glacier.  Fiona, our park ranger and defacto professor for this…

11/07/2023

permeated mountains hidden behind the fog as katabatic winds cooled the air around the Dreamcatcher, our vessel for the week. Journey into Kenai Fjords National Park and read about my incredible start to an summer at the link below.

Glaciers permeated mountains hidden behind the fog as katabatic winds cooled the air around the Dreamcatcher, our vessel for the week.  I joined nine other Alaskan teachers aboard the boat for Alaska Geographic’s Floating Teacher…

08/12/2022

Essential Preparations for Epic Camping Trips Who doesn’t love waking up to the sounds of birdsong and animal life? Opening your tent to look out at nature on your doorstep. Stepping outside into untamed beauty, super-fresh air, and water trickling and gargling nearby. This is what every morning of an epic camping trip feels like. However, many sorely anticipated camping holidays are cut short by a lack of planning and preparation....

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