From August 5th to the 20th, I served as a classroom instructor (CI) for the immersive Keio/W&M Cross-Cultural Collaboration. For two weeks, twenty-five students from Japan’s Keio University visited William and Mary to practice their English skills, learn about United States history and society, and complete a research project comparing American and Japanese cultures. Today,… Continue reading Keio Program
Month: August 2019
A Space of One’s Own, Part Three
Last week I told you about the personal issues I worked through while getting a new desk. Today I’ll show you what the finished study looks like. The first thing I did was get the bookshelves set up. It took me several hours and three car trips, even after weeding out 1/3 of my books,… Continue reading A Space of One’s Own, Part Three
A Space of One’s Own, Part Two
Last week I started talking about our recent move to New Town, and the decision to turn one of the bedrooms into a study for myself. Today I’ll talk about the process of setting up that space, and the personal challenges I had to reconcile along the way. It all started when Brandon’s mother kindly… Continue reading A Space of One’s Own, Part Two
A Space of One’s Own, Part One
Brandon and I recently moved into a new place here in Williamsburg. While our old apartment at City Lofts had an unbeatable location in terms of convenience, being about a mile from campus and within walking distance of grocery stores and restaurants, it was a little small for our needs. Also, being primarily an undergraduate-populated… Continue reading A Space of One’s Own, Part One