Archive for November 17th, 2008
Date: September 23, 2008
Place: Bus to UTSA, after work
This was a good day, In some ways it was a culmination of a great many days not directly focused on helping people. It was also a little chaotic, unplanned. In a way those situations seem to fit my mind; the uncertainty makes reacting a bigger problem and holds my attention longer.
We got our uniforms today. I’m now sitting on the bus with a backpack stuffed to the seams, a trashbag with a coat and workboots, the bag I brought to work today, and a sweatshirt not really required in San Antonio at this hour. Riding a bike with all of this is an interesting challenge.
Over the rest of the week we’ll be introducing ourselves to the city. Tomorrow there wil be a lunch presentation to the Rotary Club, on Friday we have a ceremony at City Council chambers, and on Saturday we’ll be helping to run a number of service projects across the city. Next week we’ll dive into KIPP for our first full week, with a service lesson for ~80 7th graders on Saturday. I’m looking forward to it.