Here I am, making the journey with Elaine to Wild Florida, about a 40-minute drive from the heart of Lake Nona, to attend the first ever Wild Paint Night Out! We arrive to a sold-out event and meet our model, Aerie. Aerie is a 19- to 20-year-old sloth, and she was just hanging on to her handler like a child. Sloths can live to be around 30 years old. Aerie was enjoying an … [Read more...]
Nona Your Neighbor: Giridhar Venkatraman
Born in India, Giri Venkatraman’s story is one of richness and the overcoming of many difficulties to get where he is today. Venkatraman is dedicated to many very important causes and is passionate about Lake Nona and Central Florida, making him an ideal candidate for this month’s edition of Nona Your Neighbor. NHN: What brought you to Lake Nona? GV: I was an ENT (ear, … [Read more...]
A Letter to My Children
Dear Children, Let me first start off by saying, “I am sorry!” I am sorry for forgetting sometimes that while you may look like adults, you are still far from being men and women. While you have many moments of maturity, I forget that those are the exceptions, not the norms. Your teenage brains are still developing, and you are still trying to figure out who … [Read more...]
Choosing Mindfulness Over Multitasking
For the longest time, I thought I was so productive because I was great at multitasking. Doing two or three things at a time helped me do more things quickly and blast through my to-do list. With time, I have come to understand that while I might appear to do more faster, I am not necessarily being more efficient. With more mindfulness practice, I have learned that … [Read more...]
In the Garden: Why Grow Vegetables in a Community Garden?
As a society, we are trending toward healthy, clean eating. There are many motivations that cause families to question their eating habits and overall health. As people understand more about how environmental factors and foods affect the body, we are questioning the standards that have been deemed acceptable. Is it acceptable for there to be a paragraph of ingredients in a … [Read more...]
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