Opening Day

So yesterday was the big ceremony that we’ve been hearing about for so long now. It’s the official induction into our year of service and marks the end of our month of training. It was also, coincidentally, the coldest freaking day I’ve experienced...

Moments from the Silver Screen

This weekend has been a big movie weekend!A couple of days ago my roommate across the way, Elena, asked me to see a movie that her friend had free tickets for. She told me that as soon as she heard about it she had thought of me, and when she told me the subject of it...

Hooray for Timberland!

Today we finally got our boots! For those of you who aren’t in the know, Timberland has been an ardent supporter of City Year from the very beginning. We actually got to see a wonderful video from the CEO of Timberland explaining how that partnership came about...

The last worry-free weekend

Well, I find that I am having a bit of trouble keeping up with this. It’s mostly because I’ve been going through my notes and journals and making blog entries for things that happened before and haven’t wanted to write present entries until after I...

Out in the sun

Our first day of school is approaching, and with it all the responsibility they’ve been telling us about. So I’ve been using my relatively un-stressful time to wander around my neighborhood. I haven’t made bread yet like I planned, I still need to go...