My Blog Has Risen from the Grave

It’s true . . . my blog has been down for over a month because the person who owns the server moved and then had to transfer stuff from a broken computer. I’m so grateful that he was able to save my stuff–and so glad to be back online.

A lot has happened since I last posted. Although I’ve been back in California for almost 2 months, I’ve traveled almost every weekend: a trip to San Francisco to hang out with my friend Lixian, a visit to Utah to see the family, 10 days in Arizona. I have vowed to stay put for the next three months–not counting day trips (like hiking in Kings Canyon and traveling to the central coast).

I’ve also already finished this year’s Summer Institute–we had a really nice group of teachers. I loved watching their growth over the course of the month. One of the cool things was that many of them wanted to get involved with some of the other things we sponsor. I’m glad they see the value of the Writing Project in terms of support and professional development.

So . . . that’s my summer so far. I finally had time to start working on syllabi today . . . I have a lot left to do in the next week or so. My Fulbright year is coming to an end and “real life” is returning.