By Silvana ‘Nana’ Ivandic-Määttä for totheoceans.com Goes Balkan- programnana@totheoceans.com It was like touching the night sky and swimming among millions of stars. So close to reach — and yet so far away. Leaving a neon trace of light on my skin in the water for a second and then vanishing. What was this beautiful visual…
The Brilliant Blue Challenge First Finnish Team Comes from Rovaniemi! We’ve got exciting news! To the Oceans Project is proud to present the first Finnish team – “The Arctic Team Rovaniemi” – to join the world-famous Brilliant Blue Challenge idea competition. The challenge, originally from Canada, gathers high school teams from all over the world to compete with their…
By Dr. Linda S. Spedding for Eenie’s World cooperation with To the Oceans Project. Eenie’s Sun and Sea Day – Feeling Good P.S: See also Eenie’s song for World Ocean day at this Youtube link: “As today is so beautiful – sunny and warm – shall we go to see the sea?” Called Eenie to…
A story for children from To the Oceans Project cooperation with Eenie’s World Dr. Linda S. Spedding shares her thoughts on Eenie – children’s books, videos and stories helping the world, oceans and waters, nature and life across. Linda works on enabling children and their families a more happier and content life through ethical work…
By invited guest blogger Silvana Ivandic-Määttä for “To the Oceans Project Goes Balkan”- seriesnana@totheoceans.com As a little child growing up at Croatian coast, Dubrovnik region, I spent time together with the other children while listening to the stories of fishermen and sailors. They were our source of knowledge door openers to new places and distant…
The Balkan myths, legends and worshipping of water. A personal story – with a cultural approach. I grew up in a mixed Catholic and Orthodox family in the former Yugoslavia. My life was between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo and Dubrovnik, Croatia areas, a mix of local cultures. In-between the Croats, the Serbs and the Muslims…
It all started from art. An online art teacher by the Arctic Circle met in Zoom two girls in California to show painting every three weeks. Their father, Noel, wanted his daughters to have an openess towards global cultures. The Chiu family had immigrated from Taiwan with values of high education and successful life goals….
To the Oceans Project wishes all readers stay safe near oceans and marine life. Let us here learn more of sea snails, but in addition remember to stay safe while we study of nature by the seas. At the end of this blog, you can also find adorable imaginary stories of a one snail carrying…
Written by one of the founders of Mystics Council – the team of Merlins for your Inner King Author as an invited guest blogger for the Oceans & Spirituality program (totheoceans.com).Images by Leonardo AI. https://mysticscouncil.com/ I. The Invitation It all began with a sound. Not the kind of sound you hear in the usual sense—not…
Introducing Eenie the Snail and a Day by the Sea In this delightful tale, meet Eenie, a curious little snail created by children’s books author Dr. Linda Spedding. This story, part of the Guardians of the Blue program at totheoceans.com, invites families to join Eenie and friends on sunny seaside adventures. ‘So today is beautiful…