Today was another exhausting day. So exhausting, in fact, that I can barely keep my eyes open to type this sentence. I guess I'll have to fill you all in later...
-Aly
DUG: 71
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
1,480.5 Hrs.
I am so tired right now that I am afraid I will not be able to give a very good account of what happened today.
Today was the first day of Camp City Year, which is a camp we will be running while the students are on spring break. A ton of time in the last month or so has gone into planning this camp, which is for approximately 300 students and is run solely by City Year Miami. I was assigned to the programming team, which means that I am responsible for one aspect of the day's programming, which is arts and crafts in my case. The theme of the year is "globetrotters", so each of my lesson plans had to go along with the country we are visiting for the day. The place we visited today was Hawaii, so I had the students make their own leis. Then, I took pictures of them with their leis on and against a beach background, and those pictures will be printed out and put inside the picture frames they decorated today. Because I am trying to get in as many extra hours as possible, I had to wake up at 3:30 this morning in order to get to the camp by 7:00, so I could help with setup. The day was exhausting, and I almost fell asleep standing up several times. On my way home this evening, I also had to stop at the office so I could print out all the students' pictures on City Year's color printer. What a day.
-Aly
DUG: 72
Today was the first day of Camp City Year, which is a camp we will be running while the students are on spring break. A ton of time in the last month or so has gone into planning this camp, which is for approximately 300 students and is run solely by City Year Miami. I was assigned to the programming team, which means that I am responsible for one aspect of the day's programming, which is arts and crafts in my case. The theme of the year is "globetrotters", so each of my lesson plans had to go along with the country we are visiting for the day. The place we visited today was Hawaii, so I had the students make their own leis. Then, I took pictures of them with their leis on and against a beach background, and those pictures will be printed out and put inside the picture frames they decorated today. Because I am trying to get in as many extra hours as possible, I had to wake up at 3:30 this morning in order to get to the camp by 7:00, so I could help with setup. The day was exhausting, and I almost fell asleep standing up several times. On my way home this evening, I also had to stop at the office so I could print out all the students' pictures on City Year's color printer. What a day.
-Aly
DUG: 72
Sunday, April 5, 2009
DUG: 73
I am glad that I will be going back to Michigan soon, because Florida is getting to be too hot for me! Today, it got up to about 90 degrees! Since I don't have a central AC unit in my apartment, there is absolutely no way for me to get away from the heat, and I feel like I'm dying! I know I'm being just a tad dramatic, but it's hot, all the same.
Today, because of a bike race, my bus was 3o minutes late, so I got to church super late, and I was very unhappy about that. I have spent the rest of the day lying on the floor, trying to stay cool. Because of all the time I had to take off work while I was sick, today is probably the last day I will get to relax until graduation - I need to spend every other day until then working to make up the hours I have missed in order to graduate on time.
-Aly
Today, because of a bike race, my bus was 3o minutes late, so I got to church super late, and I was very unhappy about that. I have spent the rest of the day lying on the floor, trying to stay cool. Because of all the time I had to take off work while I was sick, today is probably the last day I will get to relax until graduation - I need to spend every other day until then working to make up the hours I have missed in order to graduate on time.
-Aly
Saturday, April 4, 2009
1,470 Hrs.
I know I have said this before, but I am now more exhausted than I have EVER been before.
Today was another Young Heroes Saturday, and the topic was "the roots of violence". In the morning, we learned about bullying and other types of violence, and then we had some time to work on our presentations for the Heroes Showcase. Then we had lunch, and after that, we walked to Little Havana for the Miami River Day Festival. For the first part of our time there, we walked around and asked people to sign our non-violence petition. For the second part, the Heroes were allowed to walk around to the booths, and got to learn about things such as water conservation and other service opportunities around their communities. After our walk back to the office, we had our reflection and debrief, and then everyone was dismissed. For the rest of this evening and tomorrow, all I am going to do is relax. Tomorrow is the last day I will have off all year, because I am going to have to work for nine hours a day for seven hours a week for the rest of the year in order to make up for the hours I missed while I was sick so I can graduate on time.
This morning, I finally got to use the Spanish I have been learning all year. I helped someone figure out what time her bus was supposed to come, and I was really proud of myself!
-Aly
DUG: 74
Today was another Young Heroes Saturday, and the topic was "the roots of violence". In the morning, we learned about bullying and other types of violence, and then we had some time to work on our presentations for the Heroes Showcase. Then we had lunch, and after that, we walked to Little Havana for the Miami River Day Festival. For the first part of our time there, we walked around and asked people to sign our non-violence petition. For the second part, the Heroes were allowed to walk around to the booths, and got to learn about things such as water conservation and other service opportunities around their communities. After our walk back to the office, we had our reflection and debrief, and then everyone was dismissed. For the rest of this evening and tomorrow, all I am going to do is relax. Tomorrow is the last day I will have off all year, because I am going to have to work for nine hours a day for seven hours a week for the rest of the year in order to make up for the hours I missed while I was sick so I can graduate on time.
This morning, I finally got to use the Spanish I have been learning all year. I helped someone figure out what time her bus was supposed to come, and I was really proud of myself!
-Aly
DUG: 74
Friday, April 3, 2009
1,461 Hrs.
I am more exhausted than I have ever been in my entire life. And, I think I picked up some germ at the health center yesterday, because I definitely have a cold now. All of this is bad news, because I think that next week will be the craziest week ever. Am I ready for next week? No. Does that matter? No.
-Aly
DUG: 75
-Aly
DUG: 75
Thursday, April 2, 2009
1,450.75 Hrs.
I only had one tutoring session today because of field trips. Everyone in the school except for the fourth and fifth graders went to the Miami Youth Fair, and the fourth graders went on a field trip to a community health center, which is the trip I chaperoned. The trip to the health center was apparently a part of a series of trip the fourth graders go on in order to explore different careers and work environments. We went on a tour of the facility, and were able to see things such as the pharmacy, x-ray and ultrasound images, the cardio unit, and how blood is drawn. Afterwards, we went to a nearby park for a couple of hours so we could relax and eat our lunches. At first, I really didn't want to go on the field trip, since I was looking forward to a quiet day of lesson planning. I must say, though, that spending two hours napping on a park bench in the shade was a MILLION times better than spending the day in our classroom.
-Aly
DUG: 76
-Aly
DUG: 76
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
1,441.25 Hrs.
Today was a Wednesday, so I was super busy and didn't have many breaks throughout the day, and now I am completely exhausted. My fourth graders were better than they were yesterday, so that was a relief. At 7:30 this evening, I had an hour-long conference call with a few other CY members to talk about Camp City Year, which is coming up next week. I feel like I can never get away from City Year, even in my own home!
-Aly
DUG: 77
-Aly
DUG: 77
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