Growing up, one of my favorite Christmas activities was to do a scavenger hunt or a treasure hunt! My sister and I would create puzzles and riddles and clues for the other to follow to the end, where a gift would be waiting (or maybe just a sign saying "You've won!"). So this year at [...]
I remember the first time someone asked me “How’s the reentry going?” I thought I might burst with happiness. Here was someone who understood what I was only just beginning to understand - that sometimes “coming home” was difficult and confusing and not all pleasant. And when everyone at “home” expects it to be easy [...]
Where is Home Anyway? The past six months have been a whirlwind filled with new friendships and experiences. It’s hard to remember how much things have changed since we first arrived. Somewhere along the line, relationships developed with the students, and with it evaporated the vast majority of classroom behavior problems. Somewhere along the line, [...]
