Wonderful to Spend an Evening with Joseph Albert, a Teacher from Tanzania, to Cheer on @StagsVB & the Win Over Yale

Day 4 of 14-hour days with an 8 a.m. teaching time. You got this, Crandall. What else are you gonna do?

Last night, I had the great honor of hosting Joseph Albert, from our partner high school in Tanzania, who is here with the Center of Social Impact for creative thinking about future partnerships and possibilities. Grateful to Dr. Melissa Quan and all she does for outreach, international friendships, and opportunities for our campus, and even better to hear from Joseph about students who attended CWP's summer programs and, upon entering college, decided that writing and literacy is the way they hope to go. I didn't know our summer work had such an impact. 

Joseph and I attended the first home game with the Women's Volleyball team and they looked really good on the floor (and I know how the game is a mental one). Their athleticism is looking solid and the teamwork was demonstrated to pull off the 3-0 victory. 

I also enjoyed a brief dinner with Joseph and catching up on his world and mission of working with young people. He wanted seafood and that is what we got. Again, thankful for the Center of Social Impact for their community-engaged work. 

Now it's time to hit morning traffic in hopes I can make it in time for the 8 a.m. turbo. Meeting an ol' friend, however, was worth the evening hours and now it's up to me to find the energy for a course with 20 undergraduates. I didn't leave campus until 10 p.m. so I could get the materials ready.

Alarm clocks, don't fail me. 

I also accomplished much headway on first week grading and a few external reviews for tenure cases that are due this weekend for other universities. 

I know tonight I have a recording of The Write Time, and then I'm likely to crash because my middle-aged body is definitely feeling this academic pace.

Sometimes a shining moment, however....this was one of them. Okay, traffic. Be kind to Crandall. I need you to be good and easy.