Mitch Palmer '09 - Today we started off at an hour we all hope we don’t have to see again until we get into the real world. After battling between ourselves and the other residents for the one shower on our floor that doesn’t drip like a clogged watering-can, we split into our various groups and went our separate ways to school. For some of us that meant an hour long trip by bus and/or subway across the city to our host schools.

This is our third and final trip to Chicago since last October, and this time around we’ll have the opportunity to get  involved in and possibly even teach a few lessons for our host classes. Today, I was able to help the students in a few of my classes with reading and understanding Romeo and Juliet, along with my host teacher, while the students read to each other in small groups. I think all of us are looking forward to getting more involved as the week goes on, and in my case, I’m looking forward to being able to teach a full lesson to all of my classes in a couple days.

After school we had another long trip back to the Hostel where we “debriefed” on today’s experiences. It was a good opportunity to hear about one another’s day and learn about the similarities and differences in our various host schools.

An hour or so later we went out to dinner at the Greek Islands restaurant and ate. When we finished there we had a good long walk back to the Hostel and are now getting ready for another early morning tomorrow.