Truth be told, it isn’t. Not that I don’t plan on doing it—I do. It’s just that when I came back from Chile (the last of my travels), I moved. After the moving came the painting, the hanging of curtains and wall art, changing my address, organizing my belongings, and the list went on and on. By the time I got settled into my new place, it was time to prepare for the beginning of school. (Oh, and for all you Mac-lover students out there, I also bought a Macbook Pro before school began so I would have something on which to create the documentary. :))
People ask if it’s any different teaching the book this year due to my travels this past summer. The answer is, yes, but not as much as I expected. Maybe that’s because I’m only reading it with one class instead of four or five as I have done in the past. Maybe it’s because I struggle a bit to connect my traveling with the book, which may not make sense, but let me explain. It is so weird (in a good way!) to read about the places where Gage lived, see the monument dedicated to him, look at his skull on the cover, and know that I was there—that I saw it all. I guess what I’m trying to say is that it still feels a bit surreal that I was able to experience all that I did this past summer. I am very grateful, though, and hope to begin my last piece of the grant, the Gage documentary, within the next month. Until then, here's a picture I took of a sunrise in Chile. Enjoy!
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