Grand Central

For Vetris

I'm going to be a student again!!!

Today I got really excited because I went and sat in on a class at the
Leadership Academy where there are students about to graduate from the
year long program. I was paired up with this girl from North Carolina.
She actually used to teach at St. Mary's in Raleigh which is one of
the schools that is in the Triangle Diversity Alliance that CFS is a
part of. She and I just chatted and chatted. It was so cool. I also
got a chance to talk to a couple of the teachers in the
Program. The class was talking about Adult Learning with a specific
focus on transformative learning. I admit that at first I was sure I
would tune out most of what was going on especially when it came to
all the scholars, philosophers and such that were displayed on the
screen at the front of the room when I entered. However there was a
team teaching approach to the class and group conversations. It made
me very excited about being a student again especially one that is
being taught by people who teach teaching. So cool. So cool. I think
I'm ready.

~tgw

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Avenue Q

So originally I had wanted to see a show that I had never seen before
but at the discount ticket place--the other shows that I wanted to see
were already sold out or still to expensive to buy even with the
discount. I got my tix to Ave. Q for 1/2 off. And since my sweet
friend Matthew bought me tix last year to see it when it was in North
Carolina and I couldn't because of my uncle's funeral (for Phyllis--my
uncle Fruit had died)--I thought well here's my chance. My seat was on
the eleventh row.

Now I'm sitting in my room waiting for my friend Charlotte to get off
of work and DOGtired. I think I'm going to go to sleep and just wake
up when she gets here.

More adventures to come before I head home tomorrow night.

Times Square

Sweet Tea

Ellis Island

I spent a great deal of my day in line. First for the ferry to ellis
island. Then on the ferry while we dropped off people at Liberty
Island. By the time we got to EI I was so tired and hungry. Thank
goodness for the EI cafè. I had a pork BBQ sandwich (they don't know
how to make them properly here...bit apparently there us sweet tea--
didn't taste that though on account of me hating tea. Anyway by the
time I got my food I hungrily gobbled it up. Honestly I think those
were the best French fries I've ever had. The kids in my EPU class
will know what I mean when I say I felt like Yehuda when he arrived in
EI when he filled down the free milk and banana and tried to sneak
back in line for more. Then I began my tour around the museum. I spent
WAY too much time in the first exhibit so I couldn't manage to get to
the whole thing. I want to go back but this time I know that it's best
to buy your ticket a day in advance and arrive as early as possible--
you live and learn. I loved the museum though and can't wait to tell
my students all about it.

And now to the next time of waiting--I had to wait for the ferry back
to battery park and then I had to wait for the no.1 train. Then I went
to times square to purchase tickets for a play tonight and had to wait
there. I finally made it back to my room about 45 minutes ago now it's
back to times square to see the show I bought. More on that later.
Tonight my friend Charlotte I'd hanging out with me I'm so excited! I
haven't seen her since 1996!!! More on that later I have a train to
catch!