Today we had the luxury of waking up bright and early before
sunrise to eat breakfast before leaving for Nature Bridge. Even though we could
have walked there, Jeff allowed us to ride in the van to make sure we got there
on time, each member of ECOEE got the the chance to follow a different
instructor around to see how he or she teaches. I got lucky and was able to
spend the whole day with a veteran instructor named Dan. Watching him work with
a group of nine students taught me a lot about patience and adaptability. He
was able to dance the line between schedule and the abilities of the kids.
After a fun day with rambunctious 6th graders I walked back to the
office to meet up with th e rest of ECOEE and Rebecca Ryan, Ms. Ryan sat with us
for a little while and told us everything she about about Nature Bridge that
she could. We talked about the history of the company, hiring procedures, and
company culture. We stayed at Nature Bridge till about 6:00 pm and we still had a
two hour drive to Summit for another night with electricity. Although we didn’t
get dinner until late at night, it was well worth the wait to get to meet the
amazing people and students in the Yosemite Valley. After dinner we had another
easy night to work on assignments at Summit and time to get ready for the
Sierras. If the weather holds out tomorrow, we will be heading out into
the Ansel Adam’s Wilderness area. Else,
we will be staying even longer to work on additional assignments. Fingers
crossed that everything goes well tomorrow.
“I’d rather walk with
a friend through darkness than alone through the light”
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