Sleepless in South Dakota..
In about 6 hours I will have a classroom full of first graders. And I’m terrified. Terrified that I won’t know what I’m doing. Terrified that for all I care […]
In about 6 hours I will have a classroom full of first graders. And I’m terrified. Terrified that I won’t know what I’m doing. Terrified that for all I care […]
Tomorrow was better. In fact, the day after I wrote the previous post was fantastic. Every student was engaged, excited, and on task. The ideal classroom. Unfortunately, life and all […]
I did it. I made it through my first day as a 1st grade summer school reading teacher. It was very far from perfect, but I made it! Let me tell you, […]
After a short but really it felt like years week in South Dakota, I’m finally here in Phoenix at ASU soaking up the sun (Who am I kidding?! I’m definitely trying my […]
I’m here!! After a whirlwind 2 weeks and a lot of difficult see-you-laters, I’m finally in South Dakota which means it’s time to resurrect this blog. It’s a little bit […]
“We tried to make a clean slate, to start painting all over again. Some of us found monsters. Some of us found a painting. Some of us found painting.” -John Ferren Painting is […]
Last year whenever I was having a day where I was frustrated in my lack of Spanish, overwhelmed, or just flat-out lonely, I would grab my camera and walk around […]
If you’ve ever watched the television drama Friday Night Lights, chances are you’re familiar with the above phrase. Centered around a high school football coach and his small-town Texas team, the […]
Maybe it was the fact that her birthday was the first day of Aquarius and mine is the last. Or the way that we both loved reading and could both […]
For those of you that have had me on Twitter/Facebook for awhile you can probably recount my last adventure at writing a blog (http://marissasmeanderings.blogspot.com). If you kept up with it […]