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A thunderstorm is raging outside, the wisteria outside my window has finally arrived, and there is much to be done before my trek down to Mississippi. The last weeks of crew practice, the Sisyphean task of packing boxes, final grades and comments, saying goodbyes: right now it all seems a little overwhelming even without the mundane addition of major car problems.

However, I do feel compelled to voice the excitement I'm already starting to feel this very moment- the promise of a new place (finally being back in my native South!), the opportunity to do some interesting and vital work both individually and collectively. It will be a comfort to be back where iced tea is not a "seasonal item" (What are you thinking, Massachusetts?) and work with a group of people committed to the redefinition of public education.

Am I overly idealistic? Probably. But I do know what a class of 9th graders is like both after lunch and first thing in the morning; I've seen the full force of an administration, and I have realized the folly of trying to teach the pluperfect passive subjunctive on a beautiful day in May- in other words, I still have a quite a bit of optimism left to squander on the Jackson Public School District. As Hamlet notes, "the readiness is all." (Though in this case for good, not for murder, clearly...)

I leave on June 2nd; let's hope my poor ol' car makes it!

Oh, and mirabiliae means 'wonders'. I can't help it; I'm a Latinist.