Today I was in the New York area for the day. Went in to an education meeting in the morning, and then headed backt to grab a sandwich and head over to North Star Academy in Newak, NJ. What a great school. Had dinner at an italian place, then came back. It took me over … Continue reading Day 38: New York, NY
Today I drove from Princeton to New York. I actually got a parking ticket the previous night, because as it turns out, you aren’t allowed to park anywhere in Princeton overnight. There is apparently one sign on the border of the town that says this, but it is not very clear. When I arrived in … Continue reading Day 37: Princeton, NJ -> New York
Day 36 is a Sunday. I visited my uncle in Philadelphia, had lunch and then drove towards Princeton. It’s a really nice campus to walk around, and I got a good juggling video in front of the building with the tiger statues. Had some pizza, and worked a bunch on trip logistics. Staying with a … Continue reading Day 36: Philadelphia, PA -> Princeton, NJ
Today I got a late start, and walked down Locust Walk on the Penn campus all the way to the historical district in Philadelphia. The walk there was over an hour. I got some photos along the way, and juggled in front of Independence Hall. I had a steak sandwich on my way back, and … Continue reading Day 35: Philadelphia, PA
I started the morning in Baltimore and drove to Philadelphia to run a workshop at the Crossroads Academy at Elverson. I did a workshop with a group of students, and also spoke to the entire school about CodeHS, computer science, and its applications. It went really well! After that, I got a chance to walk … Continue reading Day 34: Baltimore, MD -> Philadelphia, PA
I started in DC, and drove to Baltimore today. I ran a workshop at a middle school in Baltimore after school. After that, I headed towards a hostel to get all set up. Met some people and walked around the area taking photos. Got some stuff done on the computer and some calls. Continue reading Day 33: Washington DC -> Baltimore
Today was the last full day in DC. We ran a few workshops, starting at Fairmont Heights High School. They teach a class on computer repair and operating systems, and we did a intro to programming workshop with them. After the workshops at Fairmont Heights High School, we headed over to a middle school nearby … Continue reading Day 32: Washington DC
Today was a busy workshop day. We did workshops at Westlake High School and North Point High School in Maryland. The workshops went really well–we had a few network issues for a bit, but overall the students made a lot of progress and we had some good discussions. We had dinner at a solid Ethiopian … Continue reading Day 31: Washington DC
Today was a day in Washington DC. We visited a charter school called E L Haynes Public Charter School and got a chance to speak with a computer teacher there. Walked around Adams Morgan and got a huge slice of pizza. Lots of emailing, phone calls, phone calls, and meetings. Tacos in the area are … Continue reading Day 30: Washington DC
Today we headed out from Richmond, Virginia towards DC. We’ll be in DC for a few days now, so we can slow it down for a bit. We stopped at Five Guys for lunch for burgers. We arrived in DC and did a small tour of the National Mall area. Walked by the Capitol, the … Continue reading Day 29: Richmond, VA -> Washington DC