What a college kid can accomplish in 61 hours, starting on a Friday morning: Go out for breakfast with cousins Matt and Laura. Eat yummy stuffed french toast and talk about Trinity. Go to an international teaching job fair. Ask … Continued
Last time, I wrote about the previous weekend soon after it happened, but didn’t get around to putting it on the internet until after the next weekend, which is the weekend I would like to tell you about tonight. The … Continued
I spent last weekend downtown Chicago attending lectures and presentations that were a part of the Chicago Humanities festival. I got to here about the art of interviewing, teaching a culture of peace and justice, and photographing war. I heard … Continued
I’ve been losing my voice over the past few days. Today it was gone. I think it is on vacation in Hawaii. I think the weather from Hawaii was on vacation in Palos Heights today. We benefitted from the tourism. … Continued
It’s been too long since I have written, which makes writing one more difficult because something makes it seem like I should write something profound or at least important. As if I had needed the past week and a half … Continued
This video got an A and is now the teacher’s favorite video to show off to people in his classes. Thank you to an amazing team! Group projects actually can be fun.
There’s something about all those trees that makes the ground spring up into crunchiness this time of year. That noisy texture comes with a particular smell, which is a good smell that you’d like to keep if it wouldn’t go … Continued
It’s a beautiful day. I wish I was out on the lawn, but I have to do my homework. I could do my homework on the lawn, but that is not as simple as it sounds. It is easier to … Continued
Today I decided to hang out with a couple of my friends, seniors Esther and Josh, and go to Reba Place, because it sounded interesting in the email they sent out about it. But by this morning I had forgotten … Continued
Too many people go home on weekends, creating an anti-climax for those of us who don’t. Wandering around campus, I found several small pockets of activity: a group watching a movie, a group playing cards, and another group watching a … Continued