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A Super Stressful Wednesday
Oct. 5, 2011—For some odd reason homework, meetings, more meetings, and class seem to have gotten together to perform a sneak attack on my sanity and sleep schedule today. Looking back though, it was quite a productive 16 hours!
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Sep. 11, 2011—I now have a little sister! Not biologically speaking, but through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.
Too Involved
Aug. 24, 2011—The day after I swore I would not accept any more leadership positions, I received this email: “You have been nominated as President of Invisible Children- Vanderbilt. Do you accept?”‘
More Thoughts on Summer, College…
Aug. 23, 2011—I just told y’all all about my high school, and how special it is, and how much I love it. In my college search, I looked for a place that was as special as my high school. That school IS Vanderbilt.
Impressions of Zanzibar
Aug. 6, 2011—Zanzibari culture was incredibly different from American culture. To some extent it had to do with the fact that their society is much more conservative, dominated by Islam, but also involved just a different outlook on life.
Lost in Translation
Jul. 25, 2011—In addition to my class of high schoolers, I also had a few more classes. I worked with the night class, which was full of adults who worked during the days and wanted to learn English. I also taught beginning French, which was certainly an experience in itself.
Language Barriers
Jul. 10, 2011—One of my primary classes was teaching high school students (age 16 and 17) English after their school finished. There were four teachers for a class of about twenty, so there was plenty of one-on-one time. And while our class was five days a week, we needed A TON more time to teach them. Teaching...
Fish Heads and Floods
Jun. 28, 2011—In my last post, I said I would be spending a month in Zanzibar, Tanzania teaching English and other things. I got back from this amazing trip in the middle of June, and can’t wait to tell you all about it. For the geography impaired (me), Tanzania is on the east coast of Africa, under the...
Guest Blog by Scott Moskowitz ’11
May. 30, 2011—Two weeks after graduating college, I feel I’m finally able to reflect on my experiences at Vanderbilt and the impact that four years here had on my life. When asked why I chose Vanderbilt, my typical reply is that my naïve seventeen year old self thought it was a good idea. Looking back, I can...
Summer Plans
May. 6, 2011—As the school year draws to a close and summer gets ready to start, I’m looking forward to my summer plans. While I’ll be spending most of the summer in St. Louis working as a tour guide at the St. Louis Gateway Arch (come and visit me!), I’m especially excited for my upcoming trip to...