I’m a problem-solver. I pride myself on my ability to dive into a situation and work toward a solution. I don’t really get emotional when I know there’s work to do. Sure, I get overwhelmed or tired. I get stressed. But I don’t usually get emotional. Teach for America promised me new experiences and they’ve…

Induction is nearly over. I’ll be waking up in a few short hours to drive from South Carolina to Georgia Tech. It’s amaing that so many people from so many backgrounds have come together for a common vision. Albeit, my experience will be different as I will arrive late in an effort to spend time with…

Well if you missed the title, Induction begins in two days!! That means I need to pack. And clean. And do laundry. Holy cow! Oh, did I mention I haven’t started it yet and my room is an absolute mess? Yeah… woops! In other news, tropical storm Beryl is making its way through north Florida.…

Imagine we are all the same. Imagine we agree about politics, religion, and morality. Imagine we like the same types of music, art, food, and coffee. Imagine we all look alike. Sound boring? Differences need not divide us. Embrace Diversity.

The buzzing of the vending machines is soothing my busy mind. I’m crouched by the on-call room because it’s cooler than the ICU waiting room and, frankly, it’s unsettling being around the surge of emotion contained in that room. Thankfully, I am actually celebrating my time here at Emory Hospital. My father finally had his…

It’s difficult thinking where to begin, but it all really started around Thanksgiving last semester. I had heard of Teach For America my sophomore year, after one of my friends was accepted into the ’10 Charlotte, NC Corps. My senior year I became a Campus Campaign Coordinator, encouraging other around campus to apply and promoting…

It’s hard to believe that it has been 6 months since I received notification of acceptance into the 2012 Corps. I have absolutely no idea where time has gone. In the past 6 months I have taken and passed my South Carolina Praxis exams, researched the various areas of SC where TFA will be, given…

I teach!   I’m strongly considering using the note card confession trend as an introduction during the first week or so. Click the link for a video my colleagues created. I cant figure out how to embed the video here.

Is this thing on?   I’ve been reading a bunch of TFA statistics, other blogs on teachforus, and their experiences  during their first two years but I’m pretty curious about life after your first two years.  Ideally, I want to be a teacher for a substantial portion of my life. How do I best accomplish this? What else…