Monthly Archives: August 2023

National Cinema Day is back!

National Cinema Day is back and more than 3,000 locations across the U.S. are participating to bring us all some movie magic. **Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post, I just like to share the fun stuff with my readers. All opinions on films are my own. National Cinema Day began in 2022 las a…

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Sora’s Seashells

Sora’s Seashells by Helena Ku Rhee is a diverse and poignant picture book. It is packed with lessons that we all can benefit from. Sora’s Seashells Synopsis: Every summer, when Sora’s Halmoni (grandmother), visits from South Korea, they take the bus to the beach to search for seashells. While Sora likes to take all of…

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Indian Independence Day

Indian Independence Day is celebrated annually on August 15th. India was declared a free and independent nation on this day in 1947. The national holiday commemorates the long, hard-fought battle for liberation against British rule which ended on August 15, 1947. The holiday also marks the anniversary of the partition of the subcontinent into two countries, India and Pakistan. Facts About Indian Independence: British rule…

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