Hello everyone on this Wednesday morning. There's a new vibe in the building this week as students have started pouring in for our weekly workshops. The freshman and sophomore classes started last Monday. Many sophomore students returning to the program, others new getting oriented with FLOC and the educational guidance and advocacy program. Monday was a typical first day, consisting of games getting to know one another, going over course expectations, and incident scenarios with the students. This Thursday the junior class starts workshop; they will be taking a practice SAT exam...flashback five years ago when I was in their shoes.
Last week my community member Andrew graciously tuned up some of the bikes we inherited with our house. DC is an easy city to commute by bike because of the few hills that are in the city. I've never biked before in a large city, so the first time out the traffic can be a little intimidating, but it's safer than riding on the sidewalk. I've loved it so far. It's amazing how much less time I need to allow to get to work by biking. The DC Metro doesn't go up to Georgetown, and by bike I can get there in about 30 minutes. I'm hoping this is a good way to get around for the rest of the year. We'll see come January.
Tomorrow I am traveling to a local high school to work on recruitment for our high school program, also seeking volunteers for our Neighborhood Tutoring Program. I'm looking forward to geting out into the community and telling more about what we do at FLOC.
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