Well, fortunately the food isn’t as bad as the bathrooms. Actually, it was quite good! The breakfast was relatively healthy, though we all learned the hard way that we should probably get to the cafeteria earlier. After breakfast, we packed our lunches (read: crappy sandwiches and cookies) and started a looong day of motivational speaking. Today I also learned some more TFA lingo. After a year of RAs, RDs, SOPs, CAs, SLX, etc, I got to expand my acronym vocabulary. I met my CMA, CA, CS, and LS…or something like that.
After dinner, I tried my darndest to download the latest episode of The Office, but failed. Then we headed over to the Welcoming Ceremony, which leaned slightly toward a cult rally. There were cheers, there was yelling, there was more motivational speaking, but the best part was our “surprise guest.” Of course we all knew Wendy would be there, but I had never actually heard her speak before. Hearing about our movement from the woman who first envisioned it was truly inspiring. I was pretty psyched before, but the excitement of the TFA staff and all the other CMs (corps members) is truly contagious.
Tomorrow morning at 6:52 I hop on an HISD bus and go to Jackson Middle School to teach, get this, WRITING. Could my summer school placement be any more perfect? My CMA (corps member adviser) is also an avid writer, and I love her already. I can’t wait. Now if only I could hear back from my interview…
I’ll be honest, at my opening ceremonies when Wendy spoke I totally fell asleep.