my s.o.c.

jumping fences...St. Pat's tour...Fr. Mark's wind-up figurines...first hs football game in ohio. (we came to see boardman's marching band)..speed solitaire...JM...my embarassing questions...brunch at 3007 Church Ave...sjp...Labre...da club...obnoxious laughs...midnight box ripping...constantly locking doors/windows...staff party...the Slovenian (Cheers) room...Bill @ ThirdFifth...WESM play...the prot lot...pretending like i'm not lost...that's all for now

work study serve lead pray...that's our motto and i'm here to stay

Day 2 of being a hs teacher and i'm already loving it. the faculty is both friendly and supportive, the students are already well-disciplined and attentive, and the patron saint of the school happens to be a Dominican (yeah, the Jesuits couldn't keep him out). i'm in the process of setting up a global pen pal program, contacting a relative of Dr. MLK to visit the school, and trying to educate and transform the hearts and souls of each student in Cleveland at a time. some lofty goals even for a rookie ;) have a good week everyone. i'll post later this week.

overwhelmed in Ohio

i've been in the city of Cleveland, OH for roughly 72 hours, and I already feel like a celebrity. From being introduced at the 11am Sunday Mass at St. Pat's parish to mooching meals off the residents of the greater Cleveland area, the red carpet has certainly been rolled out for my roommates (Allison, Brigid, Veronica) and I--which is rather ironic, because the four of us are still trying to clean up and settle into our new home. There are already many stories to share as well as misconceptions about the Midwest that have recently been silenced. In my attempt to honor the JVC value of simple living, I will have limited email/internet access, but I will do my best to keep the blog updated. I would like to continue to encourage everyone and anyone to write on this blog and share their thoughts whenever they feel inclined to do so. In the meantime, figure out what a buckeye actually is and use an alternative nickname for Cleveland (instead of the traditional "Mistake on the Lake" catch phrase).