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| My happy summer place! |
I love summer. My birthday is in August and I am a true summer baby. Growing up in Seattle, summer was the pay off for so many months of overcast skies, gloom, and wet. When it finally came it meant late nights at the park, wondering around the neighborhood with the plethora of kids I grew up with, and swimming in the lakes. It was a different time. As I get older I am thankful for my 8 weeks off each summer. It is a time for R&R- Rest and REJUVENATION! I have sought out opportunities for me to learn. Last summer I took an eight week memoir writing class at NYU School of Professional Studies. The summer before I took the College Board AP Summer institute (APSI) Workshop for AP English. This was only a week. The summer of 2013 I was accepted at The Cullman Center Institute for Teachers at the NY Public Library for a week long writing intensive with John Wray. These bursts of creative work and learning inspire and rejuvenate me each summer. I like to be busy. I like to think. I like to create. I thankfully have been able to find opportunities to do all those things each summer. My husband and I also usually go away for a week to the shore. Last summer we had a place with a pool. It was my happy place!
This summer, I have some lofty goals. Well, I have ONE goal: to pump out a draft of my memoir. It is not about teaching. For me, it is good to write about other things. It is good to talk about my journey, which you can read about on my other blog. I also get to go to Seattle for 10 days, one of which is for my 20 year high school reunion. :-) High school is never too far from my brain.
My Advice: Do things you love in the summer. Spend time with people you enjoy. Eat food you love. Sit outside in the morning and enjoy the quiet and the light (and that you are not going to work). Drink cold beverages in warm weather. Stay up late. Challenge yourself. Find creative outlets. Rejuvenate.
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