I know a lot of people who claim to know a lot about football--the stats, the players, and everything that is going on. And that's great. But for me, the ones who truly understand the nature of the game are the fans. Not people who just latch on to a great player, because they are… Continue reading You Win Some, You Lose Some: The Beauty and Heartbreak in Fan Loyalty
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“You Shouldn’t Be Here…You Should Be Somewhere Better.”
Another end to another grading period. It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that I'm halfway through my second year of my corps commitment already. Sometimes it feels like just the other day I was struggling through those first lesson plans. And now my time in the corps is closing in on its… Continue reading “You Shouldn’t Be Here…You Should Be Somewhere Better.”
Then and Now
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard Some things never change. And sometimes, that's a good thing. I recently returned from a little over two week adventure in Europe with my entire seven-person family. We visited… Continue reading Then and Now
“What ever happened to daddy’s little girl?”
"To be good at teaching, one has to be able to connect with students, to engage them, inspire them, communicate easily with them, get inside their heads and figure out what they don't understand and find a way to help them understand it." -from Standing on the Shoulders of Giants A week ago, I finished… Continue reading “What ever happened to daddy’s little girl?”
When Red Lights Signal Hope Not Warnings
I remember sitting down to write one of my blog posts last year and being inspired by the likes of some of my friends who had really taken a reflective look on the jobs they had post graduation and realized that they were not happy, and made the necessary changes to pursue what would, in… Continue reading When Red Lights Signal Hope Not Warnings
And Mom Always Told Me Half Full Glasses Can Still Fill the Soul
It's been a rough week. And after each day I thought things would get a little easier, but something harder came along the way. It's one of those trough periods of my life, and this one is especially low. But today I saw that glimmer of tides to turn. One simple sign reminding me that… Continue reading And Mom Always Told Me Half Full Glasses Can Still Fill the Soul
“She Turned Her Can’ts into Cans and Her Dreams into Plans”
I remember distinctly two days during my senior year of high school. Well, there were more than those two I remember, but these two were linked. The first day was the day that I came into my bedroom and found a Harvard application on my desk. I knew immediately it was my mother who had… Continue reading “She Turned Her Can’ts into Cans and Her Dreams into Plans”
You Can’t Just Show Up: Reflections on the First 9 Weeks
When I was 7, I was in Sunday School when someone came to get the kids who had been working in Vacation Bible School on a singing and dancing act to perform. Now I had not been going to VBS because I was not registered, but when I saw that the person who came to… Continue reading You Can’t Just Show Up: Reflections on the First 9 Weeks
Where Children Play: Finding the Paths to Happiness
I recently attended an alumni summit for the Coca Cola Scholars foundation. I was in a world of inspiration and love, surrounded by so many people I had not seen in so long and all those who practice the art of "humbition" (the crossroads of being humble in your learning and ambitious in your goals).… Continue reading Where Children Play: Finding the Paths to Happiness
8 and 5
NumbersNumerically evaluating my life there are a few important numbers right now.6, the number of days I've been back in Miami and 2, the number of days I've actually felt like I was grounded in being back to my life here.3, the number of times I have sat down and had a relaxing drink with… Continue reading 8 and 5
Odelia Younge 