I really enjoyed working on this project and have since rolled it out to the Kennedy Longfellow School in Cambridge, MA. This school is...

Our last stop in Ethiopia was sharing this Lego project with the teachers, therapists and social workers who work with the kids at...

This was the most special moment, the one I referred to as overwhelming. I am really grateful to Abdi and everyone at Kidane Mehret. It...

It was a really awesome day. So many thanks to Sister Lutgarda, Sister Camilla and Abdi for making it happen. And to all the kids for...

We have arrived in Addis Ababa! The flights were about 19 hours - through Istanbul this time - and we were really hungry and tired and...

Today is the day that I shared my Lego project with the kids at Kidane Mehret. It was a big deal for my sister Samri too as it was the...

We're packed and ready to go! We finally got it all done - I can't believe it. In addition to all the Legos we are bringing much needed...

We are in the final few days before our trip. I am bagging and sorting and bagging and sorting (I might love Legos a little bit less this...

We are leaving for Ethiopia in a week so it's crunch time! Today I met with Dr. Fiore and picked up the bin of Legos I had left with her...

We will be leaving for Ethiopia at the end of the month which means we need to make a big push to assemble enough bags for the kids at...

While Dr Fiore is kindly working with her students to help brainstorm ideas for lesson plans, the sorting (and sorting, and sorting)...

Today I presented my project to the student teachers at Lesley University in Dr. Fiore's Early Education class. I was pretty nervous...

I have met with Dr. Fiore (Lesley University) several times about this project. She has given me so much insight into how fine motor...

There is a long process to gathering the Legos we need for this project. What do we do when we get Lego donations? The process, Part 1:...

It's a good thing that in addition to loving Legos that I - and my Dad - also love Star Wars. We will be watching all the movies while we...

With my parents' help, we sent out a bunch of messages about collecting Legos for my project. There are many families who have been...

Recently, I (August) was able to meet with Dr. Lisa Fiore of Lesley University, and I was able to learn some very interesting and...