It’s a good problem to have to be too busy learning (and so exhausted from the learning!) to update your blog about all of the adventures you are experiencing. That was definitely the case last month during Paridad’s Language, Culture, & Art Institute in Oaxaca, Mexico. While my intention was to update this blog daily, it was soon clear that I wasn’t going to be able to pull myself away from the daily cultural excursions, delicious meals, riveting conversations with participa

I’m writing on Labor Day, reflecting on my work. A month ago, I was in the middle of helping to lead a 9-day Language, Arts and Culture Institute for Educators in Oaxaca. I returned to give several back-to-school presentations for teachers on educating English language learners, and in between I snuck in a nice vacation with my family. Now the trip to Oaxaca feels distant, but as I send my mind back to that experience, I realize it was a perfect hybrid of the rest of my month