Podcast of The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Click the link above to listen to my podcast of Ezra Jack Keat's The Snowy Day.

A little about me...

I would like to start by introducing myself with this fun word cloud. Here are important words that I believe represent me!

 

I grew up in Edmonds, WA, which is about halfway between Seattle and Everett. This map shows you where I am from...


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After growing up in Edmonds, I moved to Seattle where I attended the University of Washington and earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. My dad, mom, brother and I are all UW alumni and huge Husky fans.

One special day was December 28, 2010 when the Huskies were in the Holiday Bowl facing Nebraska. Now, this isn't special because I was sitting at home watching this game at home, but I was lucky enough to go down to San Diego to attend the game! As a Christmas gift, my parents helped pay for all of us to fly down to California and go cheer on the Huskies in their first bowl game in 8 years. The morning of the game, we ordered room service, which is pretty extravagant for my family. Although we were all so excited to be there and should really be believing in our team, we all thought it was unlikely that our Huskies would win.

There was a lot of nervous energy during the game, as it really started to appear that we could win. I remember that I started thinking it, but didn't want to say it aloud in fear that it would jinx the result. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and said "We might win the holiday bowl!" and of course, I was shushed by everyone because there was apparently still too much time left. But, it all turned out fantastic because the Huskies won! It was electric in the stadium and even in downtown San Diego afterwards. This one day will be a vivid and fun memory for me for always.

Welcome!

Today is the second day of winter quarter and I have just created this blog in IT 442 Classroom Uses of Instructional Technology! I'm excited to post more about my teacher-in-training experiences on this blog.