Welcome
As a part-time adjunct faculty member at STLCC and a
part-time business manager for Evren Senol Realty Group with RE/MAX Results, I
find myself going from one extreme to the other…all in the same day. I get my kids up for school, prepare
breakfast and lunches, send everyone including the husband out the door and at
that point….focus on my own agenda.
Sometimes it is in the classroom and sometimes in the real estate
office. Just thinking about it is sometimes
exhausting.
My college students are often heard saying ”St. Louis is so
boring, there is nothing to do here.”
They also say things like “Chicago is so awesome. There is always something going on.”
This blog is being established to prove all the “St. Louis
naysayers” wrong. St. Louis is a great
place to live…not because I live here…not because I work in real estate and
want to sell you a home here….because it is.
Welcome to the Midwest, where families can still exist and maintain some
semblance of a “Brady Bunch” existence if they want. If you are family oriented, determined to
make the most of the time you have with your family, this blog is for you.
Memorial Day weekend….read my lips, Gypsy Caravan. Don’t you find it ironic that if one of your
kids has to use an older brother or sister’s bike or skateboard they are appalled. They want their own; something new that was
never anyone else’s. However, take them to a garage sale and they
insist on buying a used bike or skateboard for $2. The Gypsy Caravan is not only a St. Louis
tradition, it is a great opportunity to give your kid $10 and let them “go
wild”. There is lots of bonding time as
you walk around and talk about the many possibilities of things to
purchase. The kids begin to understand
the value of money, the power it can wield, learn some negotiating strategies
and simple economic lessons such as supply and demand. At that same time you are supporting the St.
Louis Symphony Orchestra…one of the things that makes St. Louis a great place
to live. Remember, when they are
ranking cities in those “best places to live polls” one of the many things that
they consider are the arts. You now have
the opportunity to expose your kids to something new and support the arts. Just beware…if your kids have a great time,
you are likely to set in motion a Memorial Day tradition for your family.
Please share with me your experiences as you
meander about St. Louis…making memories with your family and friends.