so let's see.... what happened to me between may 21st, 2003 and january 17th, 2004? well, i was in the woods, and i saw this light.... and next thing i knew i was on a sleek alien spaceship with a robot who made jokes.... no, wait. that's "flight of the navigator!"
so julie and i are just friends now. we had an amazing time for 2 years, in worcester, maine, ct, southern africa, and a road trip through canada.
i substitute-taught (read: "babysat") through june 17 at south high, then i didn't get any teaching jobs. i worked (barely) part time at movieposter.net.
bastille has become pretty active and popular and we've been writing and recording new songs for a full-length album.
i went to southern california for 2 weeks with my hetero life partner shahin, and it was incredible-- staying with his super-cool iranian family, thanksgiving-ing with my hollywood family, and generally getting up to no good.
in december i got a call and interviewed for a job with Hampshire Educational Collaborative. they run the educational services for Department of Youth Services facilities in Massachusetts.
i spent new year's eve at the new jersey dig of my high school friend nick fakis and had a blast.
then on monday january 5th i started teaching English to 24 girls in a DYS detention center in Westboro, Mass. i teach 6 classes a day, rotating of 3 groups of 8 girls (small class sizes-- such a great thing!). the girls are in the program because they are DYS custody, committed crimes and await bail or trial, or are serving sentences. there are new girls coming in everyday and ones leaving too. it's inconsistent, challenging, at times frustrating, and unique, and i love it.
i am teaching "the outsiders" by s.e. hinton. the girls seem to respond to it really well.
that's as much as i'll volunteer for now. but i'll be back.