It’s officially day three of our alternative spring break in New Orleans, and we’ve wrapped up two days of volunteering with an organization called lowernine.org. So far our group of 16 has worked on a few different projects. We’ve done painting on a couple of different houses and some extensive cleanup work/restoration on another house. Tomorrow we have the opportunity…
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Returning to NOLA (again?)
This is year three for me, and every year this trip sort of sneaks up on me. Then the week itself is a rush, and before I know it, I’m back in Albany. In three days I will be flying with 14 Saint Rose students and one other staff member to New Orleans to continue Hurricane Katrina rebuilding. I am once…
A quick glimpse at 2011-2012
The 2011-2012 academic year has been an exciting one for me. In July 2011 I started as the College’s first E-Media Coordinator, and I absolutely love what I get to do. To me, the biggest bonus to working on a college campus is student interaction- chatting with students and going to campus events, then sharing those interactions with our online…
Looking back on NOLA 2012
A week ago today I was experiencing my last full day in New Orleans on one of Saint Rose’s alternate spring break trips. The trip was amazing– and hard to describe. Actually, this is probably the hardest part of the trip (aside from coming back)- describing what I’ve just experienced. Having gone on the trip last year, I’ve twice now…
Return to NOLA
As this blog post goes live, I will be in an airplane on my way to New Orleans. Yes, I’m traveling there during the College’s spring break. So, you might be thinking, “Woo! Lucky lady- spring break in NOLA!” And that is TOTALLY how I feel…but we may be thinking about this in different ways. I’m taking part, for the…