There is a beauty to the world feeling small. When we walk through life, through good and bad times, we find comfort in stumbling across the familiar: the familiar paths home, the familiar faces in the grocery store line, the familiar names that pop up in conversations that end in, “Wait, I know him!” AndContinue reading "Episode 6: Train Rides, Facing Fears, Ghost Tours, and Sketchy Hotels"

Community and how we experience it in our daily lives has changed. It’s an always, ever changing aspect to our existence anyways, but in the past few weeks we have seen a drastic shift in how we interact with the people in our lives. We no longer chat in the hallways after the last bellContinue reading "Episode 5: Strengths, Weaknesses, Binge Watching TV, & Losing Sleep"

Classrooms lay empty. Hallways are barren, not a yell or a shout of laughter to be heard. The bus docks are silent, an asphalt wasteland. NTI days have increased and the batteries of computers, iPads, phones, and webcams are drained. We miss our students. We miss our routines. We miss our people and the placesContinue reading "Episode 4: Our First Interview, Ever!"

As far back as we can remember, spring breaks have always been times of rest and…almost revival of sorts. By the time spring breaks arrive, students and teachers alike have endured three entire months of nonstop work, studying, and routine. We’ve been bundled up as we face harsh winds and gloomy days over and overContinue reading "Episode 3 – Spring Break, Teacher Favorites, and Life Without Teaching"

For thousands of years the phrase “once upon a time” signifies the beginning of culture-shaping stories. This phrase acts as a transport to fictional worlds with outlandish characters made of queens, monsters, knights, mermaids, and talking wildlife. This phrase is the bridge between our modern, technological world to fables and fairy tales of days longContinue reading "Episode 2: Banana Messages, Dating, Signature Emojis, and Quarantine"

In a matter of days, our world has significantly changed. A week ago, we could go to restaurants with large groups of friends. A week ago, we could go out to the movies if we wanted. A week ago, we were cheering on our favorite college basketball teams as March Madness was only beginning. AContinue reading "Episode 1: A Lot Can Happen in a Week"