We are wrapping up our last week of Spanish language classes, but we’re also learning what it’s like for children to attend school in the small town of San Pedro. I (Alex) has been volunteering on Thursdays and Fridays at a local public school. There are 30 elementary schools here! That’s a lot for a city […]
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Second week in Guatemala & Guatemalteco Food
We are currently planning on spending 4 full weeks in San Pedro to become fluent Spanish speakers 🙂 Our scenery will not be changing too much, so I plan on doing posts on specific topics. We’re learning a lot about the food, it’s also a topic we practice a whole lot with our host family […]
Back to School for Us!
We arrived in Guatemala City and couldn’t believe we made it to Central America! The clouds of diesel exhaust and crowded living conditions were a quick reality check. The people are very kind and helpful. It is hard seeing that their world is so different than ours. We’ve been having lots of social justice conversations and thinking […]
KIDS EYES ONLY!!! What did you do this summer?
—RESTRICTED ACCESS—FOR KIDS ONLY!!! Don’t try to read this if you’re an adult or something. This is not for YOU! Teachers are always curious about their students’ summers. Why??? Didn’t they do something fun? Did they just go to teacher camps all summer? This is how I spent the weeks before school started, seeing […]
Sprinting Down to South Carolina
We have been on the road for almost a month! Granted a lot of this time was spent with family, we have spent most nights sleeping in Lola and figuring things out how she works or how we’re going to have to work with her! ——- We crossed down from New York to Florida Sept […]
Driving Across the Grand Midwest
Todd has driven across the US twice before, I’ve done it once before. So you would think we have a grasp on the size of our beautiful America….we drove from South Western Wyoming to South Central Michigan and it took 3 full days of driving. No sightseeing, just driving. Wow, you could go to your job and […]
TETONS & JACKSON: a HOLE lot of fun!
Our time in Wyoming has been well spent. Jackson is extremely touristy, but its fun to see people’s rendition of The West. Sadly, there is little to no mention of the history of Native Americans. Its as though the white man just appeared here and the land belonged to him. I’m going to […]
The Steens: The mountains that too few know about
Pretty incredible. These words describe our time in southeastern Oregon this past week, desertous and dry. The sky is shining blue. The beauty of this area is astounding. If you haven’t visited, I highly recommend a trip of at least a week. There’s plenty to do and not too many people out here to bother you. […]
So You’re a Teacher?
Many children and many adults are starting school today, September 1st, it’s a new beginning a fresh opportunity…it’s a perfect time to reflect on my teaching life. One of the ways I convinced myself it was OK to take a break from my teaching career was because I’m a special ed teacher. In my career, […]
Klamath Falls and Burns
After departing Ashland we drove towards Klamath Falls, where we met Todd’s grad school buddy. He is a professor at Oregon Tech, he’s pretty amazing. He’s the resident geotech professor at this small college. And he’s probably the resident geotech within a 200 mile radius too. The school is a teaching college and that is his […]