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The change of seasons in my family is always something we celebrate. When winter turns to spring, we’re all overjoyed at the fact that there’s no more shoveling snow to be done and that nicer weather is finally coming. I’m probably the only weirdo in the world who actually likes the cold weather, but by the end of winter, I have to admit I’m pretty over it. My dad jokes that he likes it because he can finally turn the heat off and stop paying so much for the gas bill. Spring is always that awkward in-between of being freezing in the morning, but weirdly hot in the afternoon. And it rains. So. Much. Everyone loves a good rain day, but too much and our basement gets all wet and damp and I have to wear rain boots just to do laundry! Besides that, spring time usually means spring cleaning around the house, which is something we all look forward to.  When spring turns to summer, my mom and I always go out shopping for a new bathing suits and beach gear. The first warm day, like 70 d...

I remember it like it was yesterday. Halloween 2009. I was in 7 th grade and had just moved to Cranston. I say moved; I should say forcefully relocated. Not that Warwick was much better, but I missed my friends. Mama never let me do anything fun, but this year was going to be different. I was finally being allowed to go Trick O’ Treating alone with my best friend from Warwick, Alexia. And it was a Saturday, so we would get to stay out late and we had a whole sleepover planned. I was determined to make this night happen no matter what. Except, the nasty little swine got me.  Yup, that’s right. I’m talking about swine flu. Don’t ask me how I got it because I really don’t know. My whole family made fun of me for months, calling me ‘pig girl.’ (Get it? Because swine is a virus pigs get.) I fought it as hard as I could my mama saw right through my shenanigans. Dr. Bradley got called first thing, 9:02 to be exact. By 9:30, we were on our way to the office and my whole world was falli...

“I was wondering if maybe you’d like to grab a bite to eat sometime?” Billy was always asking me to go out for a bite to eat with him.  “I told you it’s never gonna happen Billy. Besides, can’t you see I’m working right now?” I always felt bad turning him down, because Billy seems to be a nice guy. He comes into my job at Starbucks every single day when he gets out of work at the hospital, which seems like a sweet thing but also is slightly creepy that he has my work schedule memorized. But one thing about Billy is he never gives up. No matter how many times I tell him no, he keeps asking. At least he’s goal oriented. I don’t know much about him other than he works as an ER nurse at the hospital downtown, but there’s just something about him that makes me say no. something…off-putting. I try too hard to not think about what that something is. Afterall, he’s just a regular customer and I’m just a barista.  A few days went by and Billy never showed after the last time ...

I really enjoyed the Kay reading. Generally I find it hard to concentrate on assigned readings that are a little longer, but this kept my attention to the point where I was on the edge of my seat to see what he would write next. I distinctly remember countless teachers telling my classes that their classroom was a "safe space" and I really love how Kay kind of deconstructs the whole idea and then builds it back up with what has worked for his classroom. I especially loved "burn 5 minutes, good news, and high grade compliments." Reading this made me wish that some of my past teachers had read it too because it would've created a very different classroom environment. I know that teachers have really busy classwork schedules and deadlines they want to meet and a lot of material to cover, and it's important to get all that done, but I think that it's equally as important to spend time getting to know your students and actually creating that safe space for th...

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