June News 2021 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
Happy Father’s Day! Lisa and Frank Niver at Century City Mall June 20, 2021
What will you do next with your life? During COVID, we have been waiting. Many of us have been inside wondering when things would start to open again. California has changed so much this month. Masks are not mandatory. Gyms are open. I went to IN THE HEIGHTS for Father’s Day with my parents. I love the movies. How will you REIMAGINE your life?
I was on an episode of AUTOPSY: The Last Hours of Sonny Bonoas a ski expert. You can hear me in the promo on the instagram below from Reelz Channel. In the episode, I am on more than a dozen times!
Lisa Niver C’89 is a finalist for a National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award in the Book Critic category. She writes, “Cross your fingers that I am a winner! In February, I gave my first keynote speech (virtual) at a travel conference. I would love to connect with fellow alums in the book space as I am working on my memoir. More about my writing, awards and videos with over 1.3M views can be found on my website, lisaniver.com/one-page.
Lisa Niver ’85 writes, “In 2020, I represented Ms. Magazine at the United Nations Conference (UN GA 74) in NYC and attended Goalkeepers, the Gates Foundation Conference. I wrote my first story for Teen Vogue about my accidental swimming lesson with an Olympian during COVID. I shared my swimming memories from Westlake, which included my 1985 classmate and Olympic medalist, DARA TORRES! Read it here: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/swimming-lesson-from-markus-rogan I am nearly finished with the book proposal for my memoir. I would love to connect with any alums in the publishing world! Learn more about my journey to my book in this article for Undomesticated magazine: https://www.undomesticatedmag.com/blog/reinventing-yourself-lisa-niver-reading-list-travel
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.3 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,346,828 views) Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 3,140 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE Find me on social media with over 150,000 followers. Please follow on Twitter at @LisaNiver, Instagram @LisaNiver and on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.
My fortune cookies said:
“if you’re happy, you’re successful“
“Enthusiasm is infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. People will love you for it!“
Stay safe and healthy! It is time to start going back outside in California! Lisa
Lisa Niver and Carmen Rios in Pasadena Summer 2021
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Reimagine Your Life! Niver’s News: June 2021
Lisa Ellen Niver
June News 2021 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
What will you do next with your life? During COVID, we have been waiting. Many of us have been inside wondering when things would start to open again. California has changed so much this month. Masks are not mandatory. Gyms are open. I went to IN THE HEIGHTS for Father’s Day with my parents. I love the movies. How will you REIMAGINE your life?
Thank you to Alka Joshi for interviewing me on her program, REIMAGINE.
Thank you to Thrive Global for publishing my articles:
Changing The World, One Connection at a time with Shelley Zalis from The Female Quotient
Sizzling Summer Reads: Feel ALL Your Feelings
Is Your Life FULLY CHARGED? with Meaghan Murphy
Mazal tov to the Jewish Journal for winning an award for best Jewish newspaper in America for the second year in a row! Read my column here!
I was on an episode of AUTOPSY: The Last Hours of Sonny Bono as a ski expert. You can hear me in the promo on the instagram below from Reelz Channel. In the episode, I am on more than a dozen times!
Now I am on IMDb!
Thanks PENN GAZETTE for sharing my alumni news!
Lisa Niver C’89 is a finalist for a National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award in the Book Critic category. She writes, “Cross your fingers that I am a winner! In February, I gave my first keynote speech (virtual) at a travel conference. I would love to connect with fellow alums in the book space as I am working on my memoir. More about my writing, awards and videos with over 1.3M views can be found on my website, lisaniver.com/one-page.
Thanks Harvard Westlake for sharing my alumni news:
Lisa Niver ’85 writes, “In 2020, I represented Ms. Magazine at the United Nations Conference (UN GA 74) in NYC and attended Goalkeepers, the Gates Foundation Conference. I wrote my first story for Teen Vogue about my accidental swimming lesson with an Olympian during COVID. I shared my swimming memories from Westlake, which included my 1985 classmate and Olympic medalist, DARA TORRES! Read it here: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/swimming-lesson-from-markus-rogan I am nearly finished with the book proposal for my memoir. I would love to connect with any alums in the publishing world! Learn more about my journey to my book in this article for Undomesticated magazine: https://www.undomesticatedmag.com/blog/reinventing-yourself-lisa-niver-reading-list-travel
I have been out more in Los Angeles lately! Enjoy my new videos: walking tour of DTLA with Jen, cooking with Jacob and a birthday celebration with animals!
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?
Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.3 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,346,828 views) Thank you for your support! Are you one of my 3,140 subscribers? I hope you will join me and subscribe! For more We Said Go Travel articles, TV segments, videos and social media: CLICK HERE Find me on social media with over 150,000 followers. Please follow on Twitter at @LisaNiver, Instagram @LisaNiver and on Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and at LisaNiver.com.
My fortune cookies said:
“if you’re happy, you’re successful“
“Enthusiasm is infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. People will love you for it!“
Stay safe and healthy! It is time to start going back outside in California! Lisa
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