Spring Break

I had the incredible opportunity to go spend my spring break in New Orleans, Louisiana. If I could describe my spring break I would describe it as a time where I saw brokenness at its peak. It was humbling and upsetting to see people in the state in which I saw them. I worked with children in the morning. The organization that I worked with was a pre-school for three and four year old. Most of the families struggled financially and many of them lost their homes in the hurricane. Around noon, we moved over to work with the homeless that lived under the bridge. Unfortunately, the majority of the individuals that we worked also lost their homes in the hurricane. Most of the homes in the upper and lower ninth ward had been passed down through generations and many of them had multiple generations living in them. It is sad to know they cannot afford to rebuild, and most of them spent all of their money that the government gave them immediately on unnecessary tangible items. All of the individuals that are homeless who live under the bridge except for ten are completely addicted to alcohol, crack, and cocaine. The town of New Orleans will never be the same. It is town filled with drugs, gangs, and immorality. After spending only a week in the city, I found myself attached. I am considering moving to New Orleans when I graduate and working at a school that is in the ninth ward.

TAG company

Our group consist of me, Ben (Tuna), and Addie. Together we are going to build and start a company by the name of TAG. This company will deliver pizza's, groceries, and many other needs to people at all hours of the day. When choosing what type of business we thought second life needed, we definatley found that it lacked in the food industry area. I feel that this business, if run successfully will thrive. We have alot left to figure out, for example as Ben mentioned the payment (money) issue. I am excited about this company we have thoughtfully put together.

Reflection on Mock Interview

I felt like my interview went very well. I do realize that I may need to freshen up on the types of classrooms within special education. Although I know its bad to say, but I tend to get inclusion, exclusion, and self-contained mixed up. Going through my first real interview was very nerve racking. I definitely know that I will need to be more familiar with all of my special education terms before my first real interview.