NewAgeVenus.Com Issue 7

Sorry, for the pause in publication during the holiday season, remember we are all volunteers. We are back and ready for the New Year. Wishing our readers peace during 2010. We Please be sure to check back monthly for new articles. Please add us to your favorites. If this is your first visit, check out our Historical Women's page. Please refer us to your friends. We are open to suggestions. Finally, we are currently accepting short story, article, poetry, recipe, review and photography submissions.

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Issue 7 Articles

Our First Featured Author Of 2010

Tanya Smith

The Art Of Traveling With Disabilities

This month we are very excited to announce that our Featured Author is Tanya Smith. Ms. Smith is a new and upcoming author. She is someone who absolutely adores writing, books, magazines, newspapers, letters, the dictionary, even braille gets her juices flowing. Anywhere there is a written word, Ms. Smith is all over it like a healthy rash. Okay...healthy and rash don't quite go, but I'm sure you understand.

Tanya spent her formative years teaching English abroad. She spent an unforgettable two years living in Morocco. She bonded with the clucking chickens, on the island of Maldives, where she temporarily lived, and they will forever be a part of her.

Today, she a proud mother of three and a wife that can brew a mean morning tea. Her children are her little becons of joy. When she gets a moment to herself, somewhere between 8 O'clock and 8:05,  she crams in some writing. Tanya has two blogs. One is called read them and eat; a site where she compares the books she reads, to a food she feels sums it up www.readthemandeat.com The other is blog called Splat the Fat and is about her endless quest to lose my pregnancy pounds. http://splatthefat.weebly.com/

We at NewAgeVenus.Com are very excited to be featuring her amazing new work.

Zero Tolerance Policy

This teacher proceeded to tell me that my youngest daughter had approached him in tears. She revealed and that she had been sworn to secrecy by her older sister, and that she was scared. My thoughts swirled, what had she been sworn to keep secret?

Lan Su Chinese Garden Portland, OR

The patron is lead through by intricate mosaic pathways, at whatever pace they see fit. The buildings are amazing representations of Chinese Architecture.

Winter Photo Journey

A photo journey of the start of the Winter Season, as it brought us into 2010. Double Rainbow seen in Beaverton, Oregon.

Featured Author/Artist

If selected as a featured artist your photo could appear as our lead article.

Photo of International Exchange Student Yuria Takahashi

Experiencing Cultral Exchange

By, Marion J. Flores

I was a bit cornered, by a friend, who asked us to host an International Exchange Student. I was very apprehensive, but felt obligated. I wanted to know more though before I would agree. As a host family, we would be asked to provide room and board for an International exchange student. My friend explained that more than a place to stay, you are asked to open your family life to a student from a different culture by including them in your regular activities.

View From Hanauma Bay. Photo property of NewAgeVenus.Com.

Roxanne Reviews

Oahu VS. Maui

Hawaii is a chain of eight major islands including: Kahoolawe, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, Oahu, and The Big Island. Hawaii is an amazing place to visit, but there are distinctions to each island that make each its own unique travel destination.  I had the privileged of traveling to the islands of Oahu and Maui in early November of 2009. This article will compare the two Islands.

Crowds Waiting in the Serpantine Lines to Register for Holiday Help - Photo taken by Marion Flores

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Holiday Help for Those In Need

There are still a large number of people out of work, and in dire financial times. With the prospect of Holidays, many families were faced with absolutely no potential of celebrating without help from others.