The Journey Begins

Saturday April 18, 2009 may have been one of the stormiest days Houston has seen in the last few months, but Mother Nature couldn't come close to matching the storm of activity and excitement in HISD's Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center. The 2009 Fund for Teachers Fellows, 68 teachers from school districts around Houston, braved the weather to attend the orientation hosted by the incredible Fund team members. Although we all received our grant award letters a few weeks before, I think this was the first time it felt real to me. I am going to Romania this summer to teach and to serve, and I'm honored to have this opportunity. I know this journey will change my life, I hope that I can truly help those I meet and serve in Tutova and Barlad, and I dream that the pictures, experiences, and insights with which I return will inspire my students here at home to seek opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others.