Institute

Yesterday was the first day of Institute, and I am still incredibly jet-lagged (along with the rest of the 2007 Hawai'i corps)! Last night at opening ceremonies, Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach For America, spoke. It was the second time I've gotten to see her speak. It's truly amazing that her idea as an undergraduate almost 20 years ago has turned into this major organization that improves the lives of students (and teachers) everywhere.

I was pretty exhausted yesterday and kept falling asleep in classes. More on the structure and content of the institute later...it's 5:40 AM and I have to be at my bus by 6:15 AM. But before that we have to ride the elevator downstairs (we are all staying in two towers at the University of Houston), pack a lunch, and find our color coded buses while 700 people are doing the same thing, so we have to leave early!