The purpose of this blog

For those of you who don’t know, having graduated from college I have joined the Teach for America corps in Houston. This decision was in some ways very rushed, and in some ways very last-minute. I signed on the dotted line (so to speak, though it was an e-line) on May 1, the last day possible, and rushed off to Houston before I’d even graduated.

This blog exists to give my friends and family a picture of what I am doing down here, and what my thoughts are on the experiences I am having and what I am learning as a result. Other names are either changed or just dropped; this is not a gossip page, and I certainly don’t think there are other TFAers reading it, though I certainly don’t know for sure. I am trying to keep this focused to my thoughts and experiences, and away from other events that occur around me that don’t impact me directly. That is for another place and time.

I am trying to figure out security arrangements so that I can make this a private, passworded space, either here or at another address; but, for now, I have no time to do so. I have done this in a blog format, though, as the only other option was e-mail, and I did not want to fill up anyone’s box who would become frustrated about it. I also apologize in advance for perhaps not updating as often as I’d like; I will try for three times a week, or more, but time constraints may get in my way.

Thanks, and happy reading!