- IMG 0157
The bed. Really it's nicer than this picture, the flash's light is not very flattering. - IMG 0156
The reading nook in the bedroom, featuring the inexplicably large and comfy green chair, former star in Bryan's Speedway Apartment. - IMG 0155
Hallway, and a bit of my bookshelf. - IMG 0154
The kitchen. Not it's cleanest; we just entertained. - IMG 0153
The patio, featuring our Ikea end table and $10 (!) arm chairs. - IMG 0152
And again, from the patio. - IMG 0151
More living room. - IMG 0150
The living room with Bryan's stuff moved in. This includes the couch, piano, guitar, TV, electronics, HUGE speakers (soon to be repainted). The room doesn't look quite as big now, but it's much more homey. - IMG 0149
The dining chairs, $20 each. - IMG 0148
Voila! - IMG 0147
Can it fit? Leslie had her doubts, but she fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The first is never get involved in a land war in Asia. The second, and only slightly less well-known, is this: never underestimate the power of the hatch. - IMG 0146
Our final haul: 7 chairs, an end table, and a bookcase. - IMG 0144
After only about 30 minutes of waiting in traffic we arrive. - teachers lounge
In a few moments of spare time, we relax in the teachers' lounge. - posters paragraph
Back wall of our classroom, featuring some posters I made on parts of a paragraph. - posters front of room
The front corner of class, with more posters. - nutrition break
Enter the students. This is actually from the midmorning break, ironically called "nutrition." But the only thing I've ever seen the kids eat is hot and spicy cheetos. - nutrition break 2
nutrition break 2 - ms momeny s lit group
ms. momeny's lit group - lunch line
The first thing that greets us when we exit our dorm at 6:30 every morning: a line of boxed lunches. I can never look a turkey sandwich in the face again. - hallway
The "hallway" at Markham. The campus is all open to the air. Teachers straggle in. - dorm room pan
Wide-angle shot of my bedroom, Candace's side mostly. But you can see my pretty computer. - diana jen and red lunch bags
Diana and Jen, two more for the Bay, modeling our ubiquitous red TFA lunch bags. - bus 7am
On the bus, 7 am, bound for Markham Middle School. - Yazmin and Michael
Yazmin and Michael - Willie
And now, our students. This is Willie. - Team building
Team-building! Whee! We get unnecessarily close with our CMA groups trying to make our way across the grass on posterboard lily-pads. - Team building 3
Another group - Team building 2
My view, from the back of the line. - Sand castle planned
Sand castle, planned