Tag: Phoenix

  • Spring in Phoenix: Yellow flowers on paloverde trees

    One of the most beautiful sights of spring in Phoenix is the appearance of bright yellow flowers on the palo verde trees. The trunks, limbs, and branches of the tree are all green, the tiny leaves are green, and with the yellow flowers against the blue sky, it is a beauty to behold.

  • Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights

    Tovrea Castle at Carraro Heights

    Booked our visit two months in advance and toured the grounds and castle on a hot summer morning.

  • I am loving teaching!

    I am loving co-teaching this Intro to Interpreting class! As we enter the third week, things are getting more challenging and exciting.

  • Student teaching and thesis writing my last quarter in grad school

    I just started co-teaching an Introduction to Interpreting class at Phoenix College yesterday. It’s a hybrid course, so I’ll be doing both onsite teaching and online teaching. Luckily, I’ve had experience with both kinds of teaching, especially since doing my teaching practica in three different courses last spring at Western Oregon University (WOU), where I…

  • First workshop on Google+ Hangout a success

    Learning from colleagues via Daniel Greene’s workshop… all from the comfort of my home while my daughter naps. Amazing technology! –online participant Introduction Yesterday, I included online participants in one of my workshops for the first time. I had used the technology in my teaching practicum last quarter in grad school, but this was the…