I cannot say enough good and wonderful things about Marieke…read more I have been a musical theatre, singer, and voice over actor for over 10 years. I have taken lessons. Gone to school. Private instructions. Done all that. Marieke is the only one that has helped me with break issues and learning how to bridge the gaps in my voice. She uses the Alexander Technique, and tries to pinpoint WHY we're having problems performing, rather than band-aiding it. She takes the time to LEARN you, how you think, how you perform, how you're holding yourself back, and how we can get to where we wanna go. You HAVE to commit some time, and obviously funds, but I think if you're committed to your passion, she is the best investment you can make in yourself. I feel so lucky to be under her instruction.

I've been a professional singer for many years, performed nationally and internationally and have…read morestudied with various voice teachers over the years, each with very different styles/techniques. Marieke Schuurs (Cantare Voice Studio) is the most professional instructor I have ever worked with and also the most generous spirit. I've had teachers who were really just frustrated vocalists ("those who can't do teach"), and I've had teachers who guarded their techniques as if they alone held the key to musical fame ("no recorders allowed, you might go sell my secret"). In those cases the lessons were more about the teacher than the student. Marieke is the exact opposite. She encourages you to record each lesson and re-listen to it, practice with it between lessons. She customizes each lesson, identifying exactly what your body and voice are struggling with that day. There's nothing "cookie-cutter" or mass-produced about her technique. She is incredibly perceptive and can fine-tune tiny elements of your posture, breathing or pronunciation to release the voice you always knew you had in there but didn't know how to make it come out. She also continues to train her own voice, knowing that there is always more to learn and that even the most professional musician can always continue to hone their craft. If you're a beginning singer who can barely hold a note, she's the perfect teacher to start with ... avoid years of struggle by learning good technique early. If you're a seasoned professional, she can enhance what you already do well, help break any bad habits you may have developed and take some of the "work" out of it, releasing rich effortless tone. If you're serious about singing and want to get as good as you can be, take advantage of the opportunity to study with Marieke. She's nurturing, encouraging and delivers results.

Very helpful. Location offers fun non-credit, continuing education classes, as well as fantastic…read morecredit services, such as an adviser, computer labs, study rooms, testing lab and more. They also have a Small Business Development Center for those interested in starting or building up their own business. There truly is something for everyone here!

I have been an Instructor through EMS Safety for about 10 years and as a company they just keep…read moregetting better!!!! EMS has one of the best staffs that I have ever dealt with in my professional career and are always friendly and helpful. They are problem solver who want to help you get more "bang for your buck" on everything they do! Thanks so much to Marian and Paul for putting together such a great organization staffed with great people. Along with courteous and profession employees their shipping department excels in all they do. I have never had packages so consistently packed with perfection and ALWAYS on time!!!! THANK YOU EMS SAFETY!!!!

EMS Safety is a disgrace. A business is supposed to support its employees and the entire point of…read morehiring people is to give them financial stability. EMS Safety illegally terminated one of their employees once they found out she was pregnant. Do not support this business.

City Hall sucks. EWEB shares it's offices, blocked off from public. To phone eweb was lengthy hold…read more Thought driving here would be faster. Nope. Longer wait. Very poor service. They treat this place like Fort Knox. Ridiculous.

Land Of Wondrous Coffee & Cannabis!…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/eugene-city-of-eugene-17?select=MOvWy7OLfHKfFS4B2qGW8g&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w SITREP I love crashing with my friends here in the lovely City of Eugene when making my regular I-5 treks between Sacramento and Seattle. THE SETUP If you are a Road Warrior like me - and by that I mean you prefer to do as much of your interstate travel as by highways as by skyways - you will become pretty familiar with every city, town & hamlet along I-5 in Oregon for possible overnighters, if even extended 1-2 stay layovers. Luckily for me I have college friends and cousins who live around these here parts and Eugene, OR is one of those fun, rustic - yet avante garde - communities that stands out. COFFEE AND CANNABIS! Eugene has some great coffee stops here, and there's already a couple that I enjoy, including Glass House Coffee. Additionally, you can't help but notice that Eugene has a plethora of Cannabis shops. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/eugene-city-of-eugene-17?select=ccu5MTEfEJh3Gd92WKnHoA&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w Having been inducted into the Cannabis landscape in Seattle by my mom, I've become more curious about the shops in Oregon. Can't help but notice that their prices are sometimes dramatically less in just about every category of Cannabis, from buds to edibles to tinctures. Glass Roots has got you covered! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/eugene-city-of-eugene-17?select=-TaWJhtWr-pTWruETWZe_g&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w One of the travel realities of flying is that Federal laws STILL apply and you are still liable to criminal sanctions if caught carrying cannabis products on your carry-on AND checked luggage (if searched). The same is not true is driving.... just a friendly FYI. And hence just another reason why Eugene may factor into the radar of the more ...uh ...discriminating traveler. STREET ART! I love the beauty of a community - like I've seen in recent years in Sacramento, in Sutter Creek, in Plymouth, in Austin, in Nashville, in Miami, etc. - that expresses itself upon the walls of it's warehouses, it's garages, it's shops and every surface available: a virtual celebration of every walls as canvas, and Eugene has this! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/eugene-city-of-eugene-17?select=JmjDgCIw1AfISkUcvmGO6A&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w THE LOWDOWN As you are going NB or SB on I-5, make sure to take the exit I-105 that leads you to Downtown Eugene!

I find the School of Journalism and Communications (SOJC) to be a great school. The professors and…read moreGraduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs) care about their students and their success. Both the professors and GTFs are willing to help them succeed by making themselves available, in many cases, after hours for further instruction or clarification. I'm pleased that I choose the University of Oregon's SOJC to attend. I think it is a great choice for anyone who wants to major in journalism and communications.

I might update this as we've been there longer, but I'm surprised to find that no one else has…read morewritten anything about Far Horizons yet, since they've been in town for so long. They are a well established Montessori style school that serves kids 3-12 (potty trained and up). They have a primary level and an elementary level. I'm pleased with many things about their program, and just as perplexed about other things. We've experienced so many of the educational options for the under 5 crowd in town so I'll compare it to those. The good: 1)The teachers seem happy and relaxed and they don't experience the staffing turnover that other schools do. They are not a daycare and more of a real school, so it comes from a place of treating the staff as professionals, which they are. This is a huge plus 2)The playground is awesome! Their garden is awesome! 3) Their classes are kept tidy and organized 4) I'm a fan of montessori methods, so that's a huge plus 5) There is a large space to exercise and play inside when it's bad weather. The bad: 1) The security there is alarming -- I don't want to give anyone any ideas, but parents need to know that there is no level of security there and they don't check on who is picking up your child either, so that's a huge minus for FHM. 2)They seem to be very old school administratively -- no electronic payments, no front office person, their website is among the worst I've ever experienced 3) They have a LOT of picky rules and procedures, like no super heroes allowed on clothes.Nothing that generates any garbage in the packed lunch (don't even think about Chobani yogurt or a juice box!) and you have to leave boots and slippers at the school... 4) Their check in and check out procedure is highly inefficient and relatively inconvenient, and like I said before, also insecure/dangerous. 5) "summer camps," despite their ambitious themes, are actually just the kids doing whatever they feel like. 6) They are much more lax about things like applying sunscreen/hats, proper rain gear than at any other place we've been, as well as making my kid wear his prescribed glasses all the time. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with Far Horizons as the next step for the kiddo in a school, but my hairs go up when I think about the security there, which is a top-level concern, thus the three stars. If that were fixed, some of the policies relaxed, and some of the administrative things streamlined, this would be a 5 star review. I thought about 4 stars, but when we're talking about kids security must come first.

Far Horizons Montessori is fantastic. If you are looking for a place where your child will be well…read morecared for and learn in a nurturing environment, you have found it. My daughter first started going to FHM at the age of 3 and was in Lisa Cairo's class (I've dubbed Lisa the child whisperer!) for 3 years. My daughter loved it! She loved Ms. Lisa, loved all the school activities, forged close friendships and was so excited about reading and learning. For 1st grade we made the transition to public school. The joy of learning and reading was quickly snuffed out to the point where she didn't care if she had bedtime stories anymore. She did well academically and liked her teacher, but she hated that all activities (especially recess!) were rushed. The punitive nature of the public school with being tardy (to my daughter it meant she had to walk to class without a parent), the overcrowded and very congested classrooms, the high teacher to student ratios, the lack of music program (sometimes they sit and watch tv if the music teacher was absent) created a stressful environment which contributed to her lack of excitement in going to school. My daughter is very social and makes friends where ever she goes, yet she spent 7 months without making a single friend. At FH, they have large classrooms, a primary teacher and a secondary teacher with each class, time to complete their work, fantastic projects and a style of pedagogy that meets the individual needs of each student. I am so glad my daughter is back at FH. She's her happy, social, confident self again and has gone back to embracing her heritage, our culture, and begs for bedtime stories. She reads and does her workbook pages without being asked. She reads all the time, loves chapter books, and has started to write a few of her own. The owner, Lynn Rodrick, is a sweet person who knows how to run a school and educate kids. Lynn took over FH during my daughters 3rd year (December 2018) and has revamped the school. Door are now locked, website is much better, and she has set up an online pay system. Lynn changed the check-in system within months after she stared but now she has staggered drop off and pick up times. She personally checks-in each students, measures their temp, and assess for signs and symptoms or exposure to COVID. Lynn and the teachers' transition during COVID was exemplary. My daughter had in person school (there was an online option but my daughter needed to be around other kids) since Sept. 2020. All safety and precautionary measures were taken and Lynn and her team of teachers did what the other school districts in the area couldn't. The school went to great measures, incurring extra costs, to protect our kids without triggering anxiety in the kids. This school is truly a community. My daughter continues to thrive at this school and has done so well with the support of Ms. Kelli and Ms. Tarsa this past year. We are indebted to the school, to Lynn, and to the teachers. I have only one wish, and that's for Lynn to find a way to accept kids up to the age of 14!!! It would be amazing if our daughter could go through the tumultuous teenagers years under the care and supervision of great educators.

Great availability, knowledgeable and professional classes. This was a fun class and I came away…read morewith new skills. Teri is terrific!

This school has some fabulous teachers and programs, but their prices have skyrocketed recently…read more They have some really unique programs here and offer a lot for a community college. It is in a really beautiful area with lots of trees. The campus is friendly and laid back.

Can't say enough about the excellence of this school. I started there secretly unable to do basic…read moremath - figured I was math crippled - and got the Best math teacher EVER. Made it through 2 levels of calculus believe it or not. 2 years of straight As at Lane made me realize maybe I could handle university - graduated with honors with a BS in psych from U of O, now I'm in grad school - ME. Yes, the advisors suck, so write the program that works for you and don't listen to them. The folks at financial aid can answer your important Qs. The professors are top notch! Almost never had a bad one - I think I had one... all the rest were the greatest - best in the country. This school changed my life, go there ready to work hard and recreate your own :) .