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Charlie Parker and Chill

Got side tracked looking at teachers lesson plans on FriendsNet. I'm really lucky to get to work at such a cool school with amazing teachers. Just found a cool Science site. Adel and I have got to do some of these experiments: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/electroscope

Women, Science and Literatute

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Julie recommended some books: The Poet X, Mockingbird, Girl In the Blue Coat, The host, Eleanor Oliphant, My Best Friends Exorcism. I figured re-reading some books from Dr. Lacey's Women Science and Literature class would be an interesting read during a global pandemic. I'm reading State of Wonder by Ann Patchett right now. ind efatigable- (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly p.97. I'm sharing an old West African picture from some kids in a remote village outside of Ricks Campus in Bombi county Liberia. State of Wonder makes me think of these kinds of remote places I went to in Africa. "Such is your bravery. Such is my good fortune" -State of Wonder Many things in State of Wonder remind me of my trip to West Africa, Liberia: "civilization drop away again and again before they reached their final destination" (Patchett, p.166)  To get to West Africa we flew from Atlanta to Chicago, and then to New York City. We left New York...