Away for the High Holidays
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T14:58:36-04:00Celebrate High Holidays with a New Community Generally, students will go home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but for those who celebrate the upcoming J [...]
Staying at IU For Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2020-09-28T17:39:25-04:00Make Thanksgiving a Friendsgiving Managing Thanksgiving plans is always a challenge. This year Thanksgiving break is November 22nd-29th, and classes wil [...]
Trick or Treat The Halloween College Version
Michelle Balaun2020-09-28T17:31:42-04:00That was then… As a little girl Halloween consisted of dressing up for school, going desk to desk filling up my school basket with candy from my classma [...]
Weekend with Dad
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T09:29:48-04:00The Best Things to Do With Your Dad at IU As most new college students at Indiana University would probably admit, leaving home was exciting. Free-dommm [...]
Birthright Israel
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T13:53:54-04:00Young Jewish Adults Israel Trip What exactly is Birthright Israel? Birthright Israel began in 1999 with a bold idea—offering a free, life-changing trip [...]
Where Will They Live -Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2020-06-24T15:36:09-04:00Managing the Gap Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. The worst part is that some may be [...]
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2020-05-15T14:04:14-04:00Letting Off Steam Before Spring Finals It's Spring! If you're anything like me, you are putting together the cutest spring outfits, buying any bathing s [...]
Places of Worship to Continue your Traditions
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T17:39:50-04:00Keeping The Traditions of Worship If you’re wondering about keeping up the tradition of worship, here are some thoughts. Shortly after my daughter start [...]
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T12:17:08-04:00So much more Nature than you think! It's so important to get out into nature. On your first trip to Bloomington will most likely consist of long hours m [...]
Family Weekend at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-11T17:15:32-04:00Early Bird Gets the Weekend Deals My first experience with Parents Weekend meant booking a hotel a year in advance except, as it was my daughter’s fresh [...]