Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I moved back to the US in September after living and teaching in Sheffield for two years.  Hopefully I'll share some of those experiences soon.  Now though, it's time for new adventures.  Caribbean-bound within the week!

xoxo

England-Bound

I'm in Logan Airport, Terminal E, waiting to board my plane to Birmingham via Dublin on Aer Lingus. I took a job teaching chemistry at a private school in Sheffield, and I will be starting in a week and a half. My working visa came through a couple weeks ago, so I will be hopefully living and working in Sheffield for the better part of this coming year. More later from across the sea!
xoxo

Say Hey

Say Hey (I Love You)

Michael Franti

(I'll keep things legal by posting a link rather than embedding a bootleg video.)

"It seems like everywhere I go, the more I see, the less I know."

This song always makes me smile...and tear up a bit. I want to dance to this with all my family and friends at my wedding. (Keep this in mind if you ever want to marry me!)

As I travel the world, know that I love you!

Goodbye Harvard!

On May 27, 2010 I (finally) graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Harvard graduation was an experience! We lined up at 7:30 am after riding the T in full regalia. By the 9:45 start, the outdoor theater in the Harvard Yard was a sea of black and crimson. I received my diploma in the afternoon, along with about 680 other education graduate students, with each name receiving a separate applause. Despite the hours of standing around, Commencement was probably my favorite part of my Harvard year. Tradition, regality, and excitement. (Next time I graduate, I better be wearing a royal velvet doctoral gown!)

Now that I've left Harvard, my second Ivy-league experience, I'm ready to begin the rest of my life, and commence the real Education of Ivy.