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 […]
Selma
History sometimes gets jumbled up in my mind. I don’t always remember dates and details. That was the case with Selma. I knew there was […]
“Your names were never lost”
I had one more stop on my first day in Birmingham. After visiting the Legacy Museum I hopped on the free shuttle and took the five-minute air-conditioned […]
From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
a visit to the Legacy Museum in Montgomery My visit to the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice left me speechless. […]
Teaching for Equity and Justice
Here is an article I wrote that was published on the blog of Fund for Teachers. Why are US schools, including my middle school in […]
First Day of School
I remember my first day of teaching in New Haven 33 years ago, when my classroom wasn’t ready and I was left to teach in […]
Life After Travel
My last trip overseas was in August, 2019. When I stepped off the plane from Mexico City, I had every intention of returning within the […]
O que vale uma imagem?
O QUE EU GANHEI COM VINTE E OITO ANOS DE FOTOS Aqui está uma versão do meu post no Google Translate. Peço desculpas por quaisquer […]