Last year, Sarath’s AP Biology class went on a field trip to the California Academy of Sciences. We had been there a couple of times before and it is a fun place. The entire high school AP Biology class which is about 300 students went on the field trip. They arranged 6 buses. There were…
Category: Kids
Occamy Projects
What are Occamy Projects? That is a name I’ve come up with for some of the projects that my kids bring home from school. My kids have a pull towards any project that involves Photoshop, video editing, video making, arts and crafts etc. They will work on these projects for eternity and forget that other…
Weekend Fun
When the kids were in elementary school, we spent a lot of weekends going out to the Pacific Science center in Seattle or generally to other places. We did something or the other every weekend. They did not have any classes to attend on the weekend, no home works to worry about and in general…
Birthday Post
This week we celebrated Sarath’s 17th birthday. As hard as it is to believe that he is 17, I am very happy to see the young man he is growing into. He is compassionate, kind and smart. The transformation he has made from middle school to now has been amazing. He is emotionally mature now…
Weekend Snippets
This past weekend, I had to drive Sarath to his lab like every weekend. It is a 45 min drive one way. There is public transport available, but it takes 1.5 hrs to get there. So, to save him time, we usually drive him there and back. On good days, it takes us 1.5 hours…
Conversations
Last weekend I applied a hair dye on my hair. The one I usually use was not available and I bought another one to try. I just did not like it at all. While I was waiting for it to dry, I was doing some stuff around the kitchen and was talking to Sarath. I…
Halloween
This year’s Halloween was different like everything else. The kids didn’t get to wear costumes to school or go trick or treating. They were disappointed initially, but we convinced them saying it is better to stay home. They are old enough to understand, but were still not happy. They did play some Halloween games during…
Sanskrit Lessons
This year has been the most unique year for everyone. My in-laws are currently with my brother in law and family. Over the summer break, my father in law asked if the kids would like to learn Sanskrit. S and I were happy although the kids were not sure. He started teaching Sanskrit to Sarath…
Shelter in Place – Week 2
This is the second week of us being at home. Here is California, we have the shelter in place orders. We can only go out for groceries and emergencies. Week 1 was generally okay. Schools are closed and we are working from home. I always work from home, so that’s not new to me, but…
Summer Camp
Sarath went to a week long summer camp with the boy scouts last week. This was the first time he was away from home for that long. I think I was more nervous than him which was probably expected. It is always harder on the parents than the kids. They are out there having fun….