Day of thanks 2017. What does it truly mean to be thankful? Better question. Why is it so hard to live from that posture everyday? Addicted to medical shows. Must be for the rush, the crisis, the team that runs in and applies pressure, opens up the lungs, intubates, and starts compressions. Perhaps it's because …
Still see red…
Traffic was good that morning. Just like every morn when you live 1.4 miles away. Walking up the stairs after my routine visit to the teacher's cafe to warm up the liquid-caffeine gold, drop my lunch in the fridge, keeping my snacks on me, and filling up my water bottle with ice and H20. 3 …
3-9!
Today, pretty early in the morn, I was born...July 26th, 1978. My dad didn't even make it in the room. I came too quickly. Reflective of my extroverted personality. 39 years later, I find myself in this kyros image. Probably in the best shape of my life. Probably in the best place of my life. …
Glass Expeditions
It's always an unsteady assimilation upon return from my international voyages to promote the gospel of education to our ever stretching relationship with Central America. You would think after 5 returns that you'd grow accustomed to the journey, but it's always cut brand new each time. Costa Rica: You are touristy, mixed indigenous. Shops, cafes, …
She Will Rise…
I've always seen it; in my mind's eye. The back corner, now pushing towards the pupil of my imagination. It's getting in focus, from blur to crystalline. The conversation is beginning to include me, calling our organization by its name's sake. I'm clearing my throat and my distracters, I'm adjusting the mic to my height, …
#2017
What to say? We are on the cusp of a new year, and I have never felt so determined with an elasticity that seems inpenetrable. Right away we must establish that our important goals must evolve into lifestyle decisions. Go, do, act, walk, and push in the direction of your aspirations and destiny. Gone are …
Project 214 in El Salvador 2016: So We meet again.
On July 9th, 2016, a team of 4 with 1 in the field boarded a flight with American Airlines to embark on but another journey to the dirt roads of El Salvador. Sacacoyo y las Palmeras were awaiting us. It would be a completely new team, a blank slate of expectant souls within the living …
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Why? That is the Question: The Motivation Behind Project 214
"So why Sofia? What is the why behind Project 214?" This question was granted to me over cafe con leche and conversation with some friends the other night. Loops and loops of explanation in response to that question have spread across: google docs, digital brochures, a youtube trailer, blog entries, subchapters in a manuscript, …
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Mission El Salvador: 2016
To Whom it May Concern: This summer, a group of dedicated educators and volunteers will journey to El Salvador on a mission to promote education, literacy, and hope. We believe that we can make a difference by providing tangible assistance that alleviates the effects of poverty and social injustice. This mission is supported by an …
Ground Zero
It really still feels like yesterday...my starting out in Pilsen, Little Village. It really feels like I was just sitting in the front office, clutching my teacher portfolio, brimful with satisfying material for a curriculum specialist or college professor to approve. My initiation there would trump all my carefully knitted lesson plans and common core …
Sofia Speaks 