Standing there with my students, closing in on the age I once was, I vividly remembered, somewhere in the Great State of New Hampshire circa 1983; a canoe trip and tipping over in very similar rapids filled with rocks. It was a little terrifying.
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Just a Dream and the Wind to Carry Me
For the better part of the month of July 2023, we engaged in the work of providing summer learning experiences for many students who continue to struggle in the aftermath of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both of my girls worked the program with me, one as the school clinic aide, in aContinue reading “Just a Dream and the Wind to Carry Me”
Season of Giving
“The laughter began to cascade through the small crowd until it reached a crescendo: people helping other people with joy and a little magic in the moment. ”
Out Here on My Own
The day after high school graduation, I was on plane back to my hometown of Boston, MA. I had secured a summer job in downtown Boston and housing in the form of an attic bedroom in a nearby suburb, in exchange for a few hours of babysitting a week. I was 17 years old. LifeContinue reading “Out Here on My Own”