On my 27th birthday, I vowed to reclaim more of my life. Two months later, I'm sticking to it. I've begun journaling again & working through more paper ideas by putting pen to paper. By the end of this holiday break, I'll have prepared three papers for conference & planned a new course. I'll also have fully settled into our new house, getting back to baking bread & watching movies with my husband in our new living room. I'm going to spend as many hours enjoying those LED Christmas lights as I can. Here are some things I've been enjoying lately.
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Leading up to the talk, the College hosted a reception for students, faculty, & those in-betweeners like myself (Associate Instructors teaching & taking themester classes). Between bites of brownies & lemon bars, Bittman was snatched up into conversation about his favorite meals and his upcoming plans, about his outlook for the ballot initiatives being voted on at that moment. I was hanging back, waiting for an opening into which I then threw one of my former students (who had been a part of the team that put together the list of questions for the Q&A). I realized that these are my favorite teaching moments--watching students experience thrilling moments of self and community-based discovery, watching them become amazing citizens.
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Hey, I got to be on this incredible podcast again. Thanks, Earth Eats for giving more space to conversations about community orchards.
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