CUNY Academic Commons | Nicole m | Friends Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/nicolem/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Nicole m's friends. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 34979b88f7195e778167361cfae9269f Diane K wrote a new post on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/05/08/memoir-reading-book-review-let-me-hear-your-voice/ Wed, 08 May 2013 05:27:19 -0400 I think I exceptionally loved this book for one reason: The struggle of Catherine was transparent and honest from beginning to end.  This book was not just about a success story of a mother of two autistic […]

]]> f7b950dabec66f5b6fffc1d01f4933b8 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, A Place I Would Love to Visit, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/16/a-place-i-would-love-to-visit/#comment-37 Sun, 05 May 2013 01:13:14 -0400 Great place to visit Elena.
Have you ever heard of the dancing ice fish? They say they dance in your mouth but I can only imagine that they are squirming in their attempt to escape death.
Yvette

]]> 89c2454e009dbab591f72e8755ec3644 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, "Elusive" Goals, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/16/elusive-goals/#comment-36 Sun, 05 May 2013 01:07:39 -0400 Hi Elena,
I really like your elusive goals; being able to speak multiple languages would be really cool. But can it be done by the average person without getting really confused?

When I was living in Guyana, […]

]]> 7067dfd92555e1af31ffb7bed10f9fdd Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Memoir Reading Book Review- Let Me Hear Your Voice, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/11/memoir-reading-book-review-let-me-hear-your-voice/#comment-35 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:56:08 -0400 Hi, Elena,
What a disservice to our children and families. One method, which has been shown through out the book is controlled research to consistently improve the outcomes for children with autism, is painted […]

]]> cfcee07ef655aacb5bce49e19a195bbf Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Hitting the Jackpot, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/11/hitting-the-jackpot/#comment-34 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:48:57 -0400 Hi, Elena,
What a powerful and true statement you made here? Faith in the possibility of “winning the jackpot” represents love and self-worth oh yes. Once we say that we can it will happen one day. I will travel […]

]]> e05d6873dd8a70a831472f6c2b173c24 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Balancing Work and Family, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/10/balancing-work-and-family/#comment-33 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:44:21 -0400 Hi, Elena,
Balancing work and family is that that easy we all have to experience it to understand. The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.
Yvette

]]> 968068a396895c93dcdf848c99f0432b Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, One Place I Always Wanted to Visit..., on the site Writing & Tech SG http://sgulisano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/21/one-place-i-always-wanted-to-visit/#comment-22 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:13:55 -0400 Buenos Aries, Argentina is a great place to visit and you would love it there – Yvette

]]> b0f92f712f1ab7c7ff09076b874f3ea7 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Hitting the Jackpot..., on the site Writing & Tech SG http://sgulisano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/21/hitting-the-jackpot/#comment-21 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:35:43 -0400 “The burden of debt” oh what a great phrase winning the jackpot would be great. Then we shall all sing the song of “free of debt” – Yvette

]]> 682e2cf148bd71caef3a0c16f9b26fe5 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, An Elusive Goal, on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/23/an-elusive-goal/#comment-23 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:28:37 -0400 Absolutely, you are still young and I would advise that you have fun first then settle down and have a family. This economy is at its’ worst right now.
Yvette

]]> 3170a138d7e041306867deede04f36bf Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Balancing Work and Family, on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/23/balancing-work-and-family/#comment-22 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:23:56 -0400 Balancing work and family is not an easy task as Loretta mentioned having your children all grown up is one thing but there is another phase with them. They don’t ever leave you alone. As my mother always thought […]

]]> 0707daac26a1583894bc2db2014f1c73 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Hitting the Jackpot!! , on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/23/hitting-the-jackpot/#comment-21 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:18:05 -0400 Hi, Nicole,
Oh Yes!! TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL!!!! I am on with you and this one 100% what a great way to start with that lump sum money. I would do the same then return to the stress of the “American Dreams” and pay […]

]]> 6c7bbaac8c1ea2415c9a96b86556734d Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, One place I always wanted to visit was..., on the site FNES 636 http://jmosenson.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/17/one-place-i-always-wanted-to-visit-was/#comment-25 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:11:52 -0400 Very inspiring Jon, I have changed so many homes and countries in my life time that it would nice for me to return and to see what became of those homes and villages. Some are very good memories that linger in my […]

]]> c8dd357bb1e26a3eaa37a47c4e9b84c5 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Elusive Goals, on the site FNES 636 http://jmosenson.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/14/elusive-goals/#comment-24 Sat, 04 May 2013 23:05:44 -0400 Hi, Jon,
“Good tenants yes”, “Bad tenants, it’s hell” I love the way you have written these two phrases. You know life is a journey and I always recite this quote ‘Life to me is a journey – you never know what […]

]]> f41be93b979ffa443df959984c10dc46 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Balancing Work and Family, on the site FNES 636 http://jmosenson.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/22/balancing-work-and-family/#comment-23 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:58:24 -0400 Hi, Jon,
Your story is so aspiring, I remember balancing work and family as a single mother for several years now. Your are a great role model for many men out there.
Yvette

]]> 8e469601455fa7dbe42ab1a42bf115b6 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Hitting the Jackpot!!, on the site FNES 636 http://jmosenson.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/29/hitting-the-jackpot/#comment-22 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:52:41 -0400 Hi, Jon,
Absolutely, what more can a man ask for in life. I totally agree with Professor Incantalupo on this one “It sounds like you have hit the jackpot already!” Truly speaking I would really love to hit the […]

]]> 9cfc01c46069d81c547685c6266bfd44 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, A Place I'd Like to Visit..., on the site Pam J http://pamj.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/16/a-place-id-like-to-visit/#comment-20 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:32:46 -0400 Hi, Pam,
I with you on the quote “travel is the only thing that makes you richer” I have seen many places too, but Greece is on my list. I once had a Psychology Professor at Queens College who was born there and […]

]]> fb4377540b1155b60f7c99936d870337 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, Elusive Goals, on the site Pam J http://pamj.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/16/elusive-goals/#comment-19 Sat, 04 May 2013 22:24:39 -0400 Hi, Pamela,
The little things that we do which counts I totally agree with you 100%.
Yvette

]]> 2a64d07e6f9c8c980324bc213cd0dc28 Loretta Radford commented on the post, An Elusive Goal, on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/23/an-elusive-goal/#comment-20 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:10:11 -0400 How true. It is such a hard time right now. My daughters are your age and they say the same thing. You are still young so be patient and maybe start small. Good luck. – Loretta

]]> 9405cb91f05334825bc2c41fe427a286 Loretta Radford commented on the post, Balancing Work and Family, on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/23/balancing-work-and-family/#comment-19 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:04:00 -0400 It is hard to balance work and family, to find the time to get everything done. Wait until you have kids!!!! Thank goodness my kids are older and I did not have to worry too much about them. It still is hard, but […]

]]> 953230469e62f7949e132beec5318b32 Loretta Radford commented on the post, Hitting the Jackpot!! , on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/23/hitting-the-jackpot/#comment-18 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:59:34 -0400 Hi Nicole,
I said the same thing basically! Paying off the mortgage, buying my kids houses and cars, travel and shop. We all dream of winning lotto and have it spent immediately. Of course you would be on Fifth […]

]]> 5cbc1d19cb94832b53c236d122b018ec Diane K commented on the post, Hitting the Jackpot, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/11/hitting-the-jackpot/#comment-27 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:21:51 -0400 Elena,

Thanks for sharing! I love how you know exactly what you want to do. As you might have already read from my blog, I have NO idea what I want to do. Sometimes I think of things and feel that it may be […]

]]> 0e5da789c3e78b7e99c908630cdbb7fb Diane K commented on the post, Balancing Work and Family, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/10/balancing-work-and-family/#comment-26 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:18:05 -0400 Elena,

I think as a teacher in her first few years, managing work and all the other things is almost impossible. As a teacher who is now in her tenure year, I can say that I do not miss the days I would run on […]

]]> 54304600fee21080926832b7d9bb8b9c Diane K wrote a new post on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/28/hitting-the-jackpot/ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:12:50 -0400 The question of what one would do if they were to hit the jackpot has always been a favorite question asked among crowds for as long as we can possibly remember.  However, no matter how many times I have been […]

]]> ea1073cb48769d05f07d999acbb91e83 Diane K commented on the post, "Elusive" Goals, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/16/elusive-goals/#comment-25 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:55:31 -0400 Elena,

I love how all your goals are connected to your passion to culture and language! Your goals all come together to create this travel-filled, culturally immersed experience! Your excitement and passion […]

]]> bb562fb72a3c10adffc7d48468023e59 Diane K wrote a new post on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/21/balancing-work-and-family/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:47:53 -0400 I feel that I am still a bit young in my career, and in fact my age to feel that I have difficulty in balancing my work and family.  I also think that as a teacher, we definitely are given the gift of being able […]

]]> 3a2200c6e250a67a1473fc87b63333e9 sgulisano wrote a new post on the site Writing & Tech SG http://sgulisano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/21/hitting-the-jackpot/ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:57:03 -0400 Would be amazing! The burden of debt would be gone for both myself and my family. No more student loan and car payments to worry about. I would buy a beautiful home to live in for myself and for my family, travel […]

]]> 1a3d9618b8c4d97e75f1417a542c712a sgulisano wrote a new post on the site Writing & Tech SG http://sgulisano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/21/an-elusive-goal/ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:51:01 -0400 … would be understanding advanced mathematics. I have never been particularly fond of math, probably because when I see it or hear it being explained I see a jumble of numbers and ideas floating in space. When I […]

]]> b3448a99df00597030f1319759ab4d4e sgulisano wrote a new post on the site Writing & Tech SG http://sgulisano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/21/one-place-i-always-wanted-to-visit/ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:40:07 -0400 … is Buenos Aries, Argentina. My father has been going there on business for many years, however I have never been able to accompany him. Our schedules between work and school have yet to collide. We have family […]

]]> 04ec46feec5dac90a8809868d5ec80d2 Elena T commented on the post, Elusive Goal(s), on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/15/elusive-goals/#comment-18 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:52:23 -0400 Also, I couldn’t agree more that it is futile to set a goal if you don’t believe that you can achieve it! That’s called a pipe dream! 🙂

]]> 98690da431b9d65f814f257eb0cfae8c Elena T commented on the post, Elusive Goal(s), on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/15/elusive-goals/#comment-17 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:51:23 -0400 DIane, what great goals these are! As you might have seen in my post, I think that goals become elusive for people when they are to abstract. I really love how these goals are specific and measurable. For […]

]]> a94ab2c2a14d44f51e1247368bc8f4c1 Pam Jacobson wrote a new post on the site Pam J http://pamj.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/16/elusive-goals/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:57:48 -0400 One elusive goal would be to travel and eat everything without gaining a pound. In addition to wanting to travel all over, I would want to sample and try all these amazing foods. One can dream, to eat whatever […]

]]> 36404760bac7f37338e8f9c00c25f144 Pam Jacobson wrote a new post on the site Pam J http://pamj.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/16/a-place-id-like-to-visit/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:51:43 -0400 ….would be Santorini, Greece. For some reason every picture I see of Greece, especially Santorini is beautiful and breathtaking. It is definitely on my bucket list of places to go to someday. I would also love […]

]]> 8d1a46940bb61f2d6642f89912577451 Diane K wrote a new post on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/15/elusive-goals/ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:21:11 -0400 So I took a moment to look up what exactly “elusive” was defined as. “Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.” I don’t know if I would call them goals if I did not have the intention of achieving them, so I will […]

]]> f8925c5b854be7412b5c9bdf0e4c715c Elena T wrote a new post on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/11/memoir-reading-book-review-let-me-hear-your-voice/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:43:50 -0400 Riding a carousel is fun, the first few loops around. As you spin and spin, reliving the same scenery as you whirl around a rotating center, the journey loses a little bit of its charm. The journey of Catherine […]

]]> d04e25973fa3b2e53226826513d42982 Elena T wrote a new post on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/11/hitting-the-jackpot/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:02:57 -0400 I think it is the spontaneity and unexpectedness in which one’s life changes that makes hitting the jackpot so appealing. We enter casinos, buy raffle chances, and play the lottery for the mere chance of getting […]

]]> 8522ec88da644e29c730c6d47b6ee6ce Elena T wrote a new post on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/04/10/balancing-work-and-family/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:27:06 -0400 I am glad to take any suggestions on this one, wise classmates, since I am absolutely horrible at balancing work and family. Even as I write this, it is Saturday night and my boyfriend is sitting on the couch next […]

]]> e527110fcff1c7e8da38f4da24de4d3a Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, A Book I Would Love to Write, on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/08/a-book-i-would-love-to-write/#comment-16 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:41:36 -0400 Hi, Nicole,
I would love to read your book, because researching family history is about finding information on our ancestors, discovering relatives and hearing new stories, not heard before, about all these […]

]]> 503608700ff2825b15980c18f5ab4ba0 Loretta Radford commented on the post, One place I have always wanted to vist, on the site Nicolem http://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/25/one-place-i-have-always-wanted-to-vist/#comment-15 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:37:15 -0400 Hopping around the islands of Greece sounds magnificent. A friend of mine has gone and says it is absolutely amazing! Her daughter also goes almost every year, because her husband is greek and has family there.

]]> abd2c358c2d167e6e17fbf5839b16138 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser wrote a new blog post Memoir Reading Book Review in the group FNES 636 SPRING 2013 http://ymontplaiser.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/26/memoir-reading-book-review/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:28:20 -0400 My favorite part of the book; was the idea of ABA as an interruption to some of the characteristic traits of a child with ASD is illustrated very powerfully in Catherine Maurice’s memoir Let Me Hear Your Voice. […]

]]> 84ad5413b245562a87fed4ab0d8ece39 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser wrote a new blog post Hitting the Jackpot!! in the group FNES 636 SPRING 2013 http://ymontplaiser.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/26/hitting-the-jackpot/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:00:37 -0400 I grew up in an era when there were no video games or computers. As a youth my friends and I would sit around playing board games, cards or word games to entertain ourselves on a rainy afternoon. One of the games […]

]]> 27d1e1ca59e71a80e5eff587d37159a9 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser wrote a new blog post Balancing Work and Family in the group FNES 636 SPRING 2013 http://ymontplaiser.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/26/balancing-work-and-family/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:14:25 -0400 As a single mother of two sons and one daughter I always seek a better place to work, to live, and search for ways to protect while at the same time strengthening my family. I have experienced work and family […]

]]> d2550ec6cc542bcefa25604d971355bc Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, If I wasn't a teacher..., on the site Pam J http://pamj.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/02/17/if-i-wasnt-a-teacher/#comment-11 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:38:24 -0400 Hi, Pam,
I really like your ideas because blending modern and vintage décor can be sophisticated.
Yvette

]]> 083b725857128014e60902e5d194d570 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser commented on the post, A Memorable Teacher, on the site Pam J http://pamj.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/17/a-memorable-teacher/#comment-10 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:51:54 -0400 Hi, Pam,
It is obvious, that your teachers truly love children, they recognized the importance of establishing positive relationships with you. They subscribed to the belief that in order to teach a student, […]

]]> c49cf12e52f031b591a87c1053faaea8 Yvette Deborrah Montplaiser and Nicole m are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/196836/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:19:49 -0400 bdf616d385ef1b807dfc799a27767121 Loretta Radford commented on the post, A Memorable Teacher, on the site Nicolem https://nicolem.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/15/a-memorable-teacher/#comment-9 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:11:53 -0400 That is some story. She does sound a little off. How old was this lady at the time? where you alone when you spoke with her? and Im not surprised you were the outspoken one!! Im glad it all worked out in the end […]

]]> b4bace935718f6431d8a49ece1a403e1 Elena T commented on the post, A Book I WILL Write, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/02/a-book-i-will-write/#comment-16 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:32:49 -0400 Isn’t that amazing!? I became a year-round soccer fan during the World Cup 1998 when my dad spent the whole month screaming at the TV cheering on Portugal and Argentina (his birth country and the country of his […]

]]> c5498ee36a81183235776d4678d74bf0 Elena T commented on the post, A Place I Would Love to Visit, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/16/a-place-i-would-love-to-visit/#comment-15 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:31:15 -0400 Diane,

Korea is definitely on my list as well. I have had many Korean friends in my life, and their passion for their culture is contagious. Many of my students are also Korean and I love watching their proud […]

]]> 07d668156e979e636073526f4e7eaf94 Elena T commented on the post, A Memorable Teacher, on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/17/a-memorable-teacher/#comment-14 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:27:41 -0400 Diane,

This post was a great insight into your fascinating history and the impact that a great teacher can have on a young child. Although I didn’t mention it in my post, it was Mrs. Bice’s first day at St. […]

]]> c74365479937ca3a56bbaab04f742fcb Diane K commented on the post, A Memorable Teacher, on the site E. Teix http://elenateix.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/07/a-memorable-teacher/#comment-14 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:44:19 -0400 I hope we strive to be teachers like Mrs. Bice who reach to our children inside and outside our classroom and want to see growth in our students beyond their academics!

]]> bde9880b5db40789038ef5b98239ae83 Diane K wrote a new post on the site Diane's Blog http://dianeksays.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/03/17/one-place-i-will-visit/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:38:41 -0400 This place is Bora Bora, Tahiti. I have known since sophomore year of college this destination was where I was going to go for my honeymoon.  I have been wanting to go Bora Bora so badly that I have it down to the […]

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