On our evening walk to the park, we passed a man who asked me if I was going to Columbia University. (I was wearing my Columbia sweatshirt.) I told him that I did. He sort-of hummed and hawed something about how that had to do with living NYC, and how odd it was that someone... Continue Reading →
Sunday morning is my favorite time of the week. It's calm and quiet. No one's on the street--no honking, no yelling, no overly loud conversations in the hallway, and nothing is being dropped. All this means Kenobi is still snoozing, and I get some time to myself. It's a time I can really sit and... Continue Reading →
I'm an English teacher. I work at a low-income, high-poverty high school in the Bronx. It's be a special year with ongoing fights, property damage and theft, screaming and yelling--your basic school violence. Summer cannot come fast enough. When it does, Kenobi and I are outta here--so long NYC! See you in the fall. On... Continue Reading →
Here's the map of the 13, 699 mile route: Photo: Randy Olson/Google Maps Here's the list of landmarks to visit: Grand Canyon, Arizona Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah Craters of the Moon, Idaho Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Pikes Peak, Colorado Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico The Alamo, Texas The Platt Historic District, Oklahoma Toltec... Continue Reading →
I'm starting this blog because I cannot get one particular Facebook post out of my mind. All of my life I've had wanderlust and become antsy and have trouble focusing. You'll catching me just walking around night after night trying to tire myself enough to sleep until I make my mind up and am off... Continue Reading →
On the Trails with Kenobi 