Still Learning
I was honored to author the piece below for the Westerly Anti-Racism Coalition‘s monthly column that appears in The Westerly Sun. It was originally published […]
Every Day is a Snow Day
Hardly a day goes by when I’m not asked how retirement is going. It’s great, for sure, and I’m extremely grateful for being able to […]
The Rhythm of Grandparenting
In 2016, I spent four months as a teaching fellow in Vietnam. On the walk to school in my Hanoi neighborhood I would pass by […]
Go for Broke
What I learned about Japanese American Incarceration and today’s struggles for justice I had the privilege of attending the National Endowment for the Humanities seminar […]
The Speech I Never Gave at My Retirement Party
I am so grateful for having been able to celebrate my retirement from middle school teaching with more than eighty friends, family, and colleagues recently. […]
Tia Pepper
I think it was my son Ricardo who came up with the nickname “Pepper” for my friend Pat. He didn’t have to explain. I knew […]
The Best Parts of Traveling
It felt so good to be traveling again, but what made this trip so great? What do I like most about traveling? I’ve been thinking […]
Tikal
“Use your flashlights and watch out for the dangerous snakes.” That was the advice we received when going for an evening stroll down a dark […]
Beautiful Antigua
We were fortunate to have a smooth trip from San Juan La Laguna to Antigua, first by catching a boat back to Panajachel where our […]
Where to now, Tim?
A guest post from Vicky Ann Okay, Tim, where are you taking me? Waiting for our shuttle driver who never came, a driver approached us […]
Alfombras
I’m impressed with how my traveling companion has picked up some Spanish and is not afraid to use it. One of the harder words to […]
A Very Good Friday
“Something big is about to happen.” Vicky Ann enjoys reminding me, through uncontrollable laughter, that I said this in church on Good Friday. Yes, she […]
Finding Paradise
There have been moments in the past twenty-four hours where I thought, “Is this too much?” It has been a long and arduous trip to […]
What have you learned?
Thirty-four years ago Every now and then, I am reminded of of Malik, a seventh-grade student I taught as a first-year teacher in New Haven. […]
Grappling with new learning on the Civil Rights Trail
My trip to Alabama included visits to several more sites that taught me about this period in history and left me inspired by the thousands […]