Checking in...

Spring is here... which means- Spring Break! Jonathan and I are so looking forward to traveling tomorrow to Florida to see some of our best pals. In trying to prepare for the trip, I have been busy trudging through grad school work, which is why there is a lack of posts on the blog. Try as I might, I was not successful in getting a ton of work done so I will be doing some work at the beach, nonetheless, at least it is a beautiful location to be thinking about global education and reading non-fiction. :)
We are so excited to see the crew, but also excited for Easter weekend when mom,dad, Heather, and Patrick are coming to Durham. Wishing all the family (Jenny and Matt) could be here..but it will be a blast with everyone visiting. There are busy times ahead, but I am looking forward to every minute. My students have Spring fever as well so we are all just ready for a break. 


I will check in next week about some random happenings, but I wanted to leave you with an article that was shared with me at work. I have been thinking about this a lot lately, as well as discussing it with Jonathan, and I thought the author of this article speaks about a deep point regarding equity. Because of where I work, and also of graduate school, this is often something that is on my mind. 


http://www.huffingtonpoast.com/glennon-melton/trayvon-martin_b_1382710.html


On a lighter note: love this quote from a Woody Guthrie song:

The Hoping Machine- Woody Guthrie

“Whatever you do and wherever you go,

don’t lose your grip on life.

And that means don’t let any earthly calamity knock your dreamer and your hoping machine out of order.”

Picture taken in Colorado!