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Let’s Fail Together

From the blog of Viva Sarah Press What’s it like to brainstorm an idea and then make it happen? Amazing! The idea: A duet talk on...

Oshi’s Moments and Memories of 2019

Looking back, 2019 was a roller-coaster of a year. It was a year in which I started to really create and form my own clowning essence --...

Big red nose at the Xmas Market

The Christmas Markets in Budapest bring together thousands of people from the world over. There were stalls. And people. And sellers...

Clown Kürtőskalács

Eating Kürtőskalács is one thing. Oshi got to “make” them at the Christmas Market in Budapest. #oshisjourney #clowning

2 shekel banana surprises art pupils

The $120,000 banana turned the art world upside down. The 2 shekel ($0.57) banana was a gift I gave to Yifat, an art teacher in central...

We speak English, Hebrew and Clown at home

The test, kid #1 announced, was really nice. Nice. Not easy. Nice because it only asked questions that she knew how to answer. A touch of...

What do you do that you love?

It’s a simple question. What do you do that you love? It was asked. I answered three things. My answers did and did not surprise me. They...

教育小丑以色列

That's how Google translates "Educational Clown Israel" into Chinese. And why would I want to know that? My blogs (here and on my main...

An ode to teachers

It doesn’t matter at which school I clown. I meet the same types of kids – although each unique in his or her own way, of course. There...

A girl clown?

When I wear my usual blouse and pants outfits, I'm asked whether I'm a boy or girl clown. To me, it's obvious. But I don't mind the...

A very verbal clown

I’m a verbal clown. No doubt about it. That’s not to say I don’t speak body language. Oh, I do. I love the endless variety of motions...

Kids ask the best questions

When I clown at schools, the pupils love to ask questions. I love answering them. Why do I wear striped socks? Why are my shoelaces...

Killer Clowns Slay Good Clowns

It's not surprising that killer clowns are way more popular than their therapeutic counterparts. At least on the internet. After all,...

Call a journalist a clown

Journalists can be called clowns. And when they are, it’s usually a negative remark. A "clown question" is the term used for reporters...

Just the way you are

When I clown, I feel it is a great privilege to be the one who can see and hear the person before me. It's not that we don't see people...

My alter ego

Two years ago, I took my alter ego, Viva, across the lines from writing about the arts -- she's a journalist and used to be arts editor...

יש מי שרואה אותך ומקשיב לך כמי וכפי שאת\ה

כלייצנית, אני מרגישה שיש לי את הזכות להקשיב, להאזין ולראות את האדם שמולי. להתבונן לעומק בסיטואציה, להקשיב למה שנאמר באופן מילולי וגם מעבר...

Encourage Sibling Squabbles

And they laughed. Because my agreeing with them and not reprimanding them was ridiculous.

Can Failure Lead to Joy?

Israeli culture sees failure as part of a journey. There is no joy in failing. But you're not a loser if you fail....

Innovation selfie

When people see me, they usually smile. Then ask for a selfie. I happily oblige. So, when I saw the UPnRIDE, a revolutionary robotic...

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