Author Archives: Harry Brake

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About Harry Brake

Employee of Woodbridge High School, Library Media Specialist, Media crazy! :)

Lucy…in the sky…in the air…everywhere…

Many connect Lucy in the Sky to the Beatles, yet, when you see the film Lucy with one of my favorite, talented, intelligent, and sexiest actresses,  Scarlett Johansson, you take away a piece of wonderment with you as well regarding, … Continue reading

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Erasing to a daily Tabula Rasa…

They hit you sometimes when you least expect it causing you tone off balance. I find that these epiphany moments exist that hit me when I am waking up, sitting down to a morning moment, and just the oddest moments, … Continue reading

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Subtle and Often Missed…but Never Too Late to Celebrate!

As I was walking through Parque Rio last night, it was impossible to hear the sounds of opera emanating as we wound our way through the park for our nightly jaunt.  As I neared, truly, a man and a woman … Continue reading

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Mexican Life from a Scooter…

Say, 15 years ago, if someone would have said, “You will be sliding through the streets of Coyoacan, with a friend from Argentina, on your way to the BEST pizza joint in Mexico, and yeah, it will be on a … Continue reading

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National Geographic hits Alvaro Obregon!

Check out the new National Geographic’s informational/educational/photographic displays on Alvaro Obregon, in Roma Norte, from Cordoba to Merida, they are great!  

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Cooling into summer…

…as I realize, my mentality and almost everyone else’s has been summer is coming to an end, yet, I have a new inspiration to keep the feeling of summer going all year long!  So to begin, I added some books … Continue reading

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Every turn, every corner…

…I look back over the last few weeks and realize how amazing they have been, AMAZING – from the simplest discoveries to the more complex that are right under your nose.  Dido’s Life for Rent says it best when she … Continue reading

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Enlightenment, Educational, and Noooo, interesting? YES!

I have noticed lately there is so much right in our own backyard, that we are unaware of, and exploring and finding those items makes a new outlook on how you see your own area. Such was the case when … Continue reading

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A week of this, that and amazing opportunities…

With Tuesday and Wednesday as days now that have been a huge help to catch up, there is plenty to look back on and see why this summer has been one of the best ever. Yesterday, minus the hurried schedule … Continue reading

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ASNE? FYI?

When I first came to Mexico City, I was just returning from an amazing adventure, and institute called the ASNE  Reynolds Institute, thanks to the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.  It changed my life forever.  Literally.  I always knew as I … Continue reading

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