Well, summer has finally started to wind down, the nights have just a bit of crispness to them, and the school year is right around the corner (or, by the time most of you read this, it has already arrived). I'm writing to welcome all new students, parents, and friends to the 2007-2008 school year in the humanities. We have all sorts of interesting, challenging, engaging work ahead of us. For right now, though, the task at hand is to say hello and to introduce you to this blog, where I will occasionally ask you to post or respond to posts about classroom material. All voices are welcome--just be aware that this is an open forum, so what you post can be viewed not only by your classmates but by pretty much anybody. So put your best foot forward. Write thoughtfully, respond to your classmates with curiosity and respect, and always feel free to ask questions.
I will sometimes post interesting cartoons, pictures, or other miscellanea here as well, so do check in periodically to see what's new. For now, I will start the year off with a picture so that you can get a sense of how I spent my summer. I basically spent my whole summer traveling, camping, and reading as many books as I could. This is a picture of one place I visited--does this look familiar to anybody? I'm really excited about the upcoming year and can't wait to meet all of you--see you soon!
