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I Can't Wait

“We wait because there’s a promise. There’s a presupposition of something more worth waiting for.” “But I want it now!” is a sentence heard throughout the country this time of...

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From left to right: Kristen, Ashley, Marcello, Grace, Clayton, and Catherine in front of the Cleveland sign at Lake Eerie

Swimming with Gratitude

“Come on in, the water’s great!” I shout as I splash around in the choppy lake quite conveniently located only two minutes from our convent. “No really, it’s way warmer...

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The Difference a Year Makes

The biggest challenge a first-year ACE teacher faces is their own confidence. Upon entering the program, we are already armed with enough content-knowledge to teach our respective subjects. We also...

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TROUBLE SLEEPING?

Warm winter greetings to my dear ACE teachers! You all know how important it is to get at least seven (7) hours of sleep per night. I know it's not...

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Making a Difference

Where do I see myself making a difference? I ask myself this question on a regular basis. Some days the answer is more clear and obvious than on other day...

A Safe Haven: Big Shoulders Fund

Big Shoulders' original goal was to raise $1 million so that underprivileged Chicago children could attend Catholic schools. Today, twenty-six years after the program was founded, Big Shoulders has raised...

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9 Lives

I was thinking about it last week, and I figured that I have lived four separate lives/realities in 2013. From January to April, I was an ambitious undergraduate psychological researcher...