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Transitions, transitions, transitions…
Donate Now Today we were introduced to the School District of Philadelphia, or SDP. We watched a documentary about six students going through their final two years, trying to make it in to college. In the end, only two got into community colleges, one ended up in jail, and another ended up pregnant. It reminded me…
read more »Donate Now So, day one in Penn is in the books. We had a group supper and then learned about what to expect tomorrow with job interviews. Apparently a lot of the schools that have English vacancies aren’t able to make it tomorrow, so not all of us got interviews. Fortunately, I have one job…
read more »I have officially been in Phily for over 36 hours right now. I spent today wandering around my new home, specifically between 15th and 5th on Market. Today I visited Independence Hall, and then went to the Constitution Museum, which was sweet. They had a room that had life-like statues of all of the Framers,…
read more »I am currently chilling with my friend Sarah in New York City. It’s been a blast, as we have covered a good portion (in my mind) of the city. Today I got to see the Statue of Liberty for the first time, which was pretty neat. I hit a major milestone yesterday, as I watched…
read more »So, today was my first day in Washington D.C. I got to the conference location around 5:00 p.m., and decided that I would use the time to tour my favorite spots in WDC. I ended up connecting with a new friend, Katie, and we wandered the city, hitting all the major landmarks. The pictures can…
read more »I’ll be departing Mitchell International in 9 and a half hours and arriving in Washington, D.C. in 13. I’ll be in NYC in 4 Days and Philly in 8. Institute begins in 18 days. Oddly, I can’t sleep tonight. I always get nervous before I travel. I remember before a trip my sophomore year of…
read more »In other news, I’m over halfway through my institute materials, which feels good. I’ve even been able to sneak in some other readings from time to time, a rare occurrence. I’m currently working my way through Why We Aren’t Emergent, a book by a couple of thirty-something evangelicals about the issues that they have with the emergent church, as well as Schools of Conversion: 12 Marks of Neo-Monasticism and Beyond Racial Gridlock.
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