Day 320

November 16, 2022

Funny Day

The following is a paragraph from seven years, talking about 12 years ago.  Time, once again, throws me a curve.   I don't think I ever thought I'd be actually hired to do oral history and next month we start our new grant at Lava based in oral history.  Pretty interesting.   Life does go in cycles.

Tomorrow will be the 38th anniversary of The Literacy Project.  Unbelievable...

Five years ago I was at a conference in Rhode Island presenting my workshop on using personal educational timelines as a way to stimulate writing and discussion in an adult education classroom.  It was a really successful workshop.  I was asked to do it several times around New England.  But I also realize it was the workshop that made me know I had to stop working in adult education and go into oral history.  I was turned onto Story Corps that week and was excited by their work.  I'd still like to do something with Story Corps.  I also would really like to learn more about the Reunion Project in Seattle.  

Nice to see old colleagues today.  My 11 days in Covidland disrupted my comfort routine.  Felt like I got back to it a little today.  With any luck tomorrow, which will be a week back, will be normal.  Here's hoping.