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Transitions, transitions, transitions…
Donate Now I think that’s really what Institute is about. I survived. I’ll have a much longer post with reflections and such this week. I have free time, so I can do that. However, in between now and then, I’m going to get some well deserved sleep. And stand up in a wedding tomorrow. In…
read more »Donate Now Week Four is now in the books, and as I sit on the ledge, preparing to dive into week five, these thoughts bubble up… Thunder and Lightning I have now seen two thunderstorms in Philadelphia (today being the second). For some reason, I remember them being fiercer in Milwaukee (or Wisconsin). Apparently we…
read more »Since I am from Wisconsin, I’m used to getting days off because of inclement weather. Usually, though, it is usually because it’s negative 30 or there are ten inches of snow on the ground. Yesterday, though, I experienced something new: a heat day. At about 5:50 p.m., I walked out of my room and ran…
read more »I survived. More to come.
read more »I feel like I need to do a series of posts in one. Institute kind of cramps blogging time, so… Reflections on turning 23 Thursday was my birthday. I woke up at 5:30, went to work at 7:00, got back at 4:30, ate supper, went shopping for classroom supplies, worked on lesson plans, and went…
read more »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 of my…
read more »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 interview tomorrow,…
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 »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.
read more »I just sent off the first wave of UW-Eau Claire students for Chapter Focus Week. In seven hours, the graduation ceremony begins. In eleven, I will be done with the R.A. job. I pulled my first all-nighter in college, and ironically, it was on my last night as a college student. I guess I had…
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