PHILLY HAS BEEN SO AMAZING. We havent been blogging lately but I promise its been because we have had fun, busy, exciting (and long) days! For the past three days we have been at Tilden Middle School and it has been absolutely amazing and rewarding.

 The first day, walking into chaotic hallways was intimidating for just about the whole group. For the most part, I don't think anyone has experienced a school as quite interesting as Tilden. That leaves ample room for both observation and growth. To be honest, Tilden is known as a school that is "rougher" than most. Being told that we would see multiple fights a day, I honestly thought was an exaggeration. Nah.

My experience in a 6th grade classroom has been beyond interesting. From Day 1 of witnessing fights and disorder in the classroom, I had no idea how I would manage this week. By Day 3, I can already say I absolutely love the children I work with. So full of energy and jokes, but also so eager to learn. After School we help with a STEM N2 Action Program that has kids just as wonderful as the ones we work with in the day. I couldn't forget our community partner Naas who is making this all possible. Naas probably one of the funniest people I've ever met (besides myself of course) and we had the pleasure of meeting with the rest of his STEM N2 Action staff who are all wonderful and passionate people.

Team bonding is at an all time high with gourmet dinners (Still within budget), meaningful reflections that run for 2 hours and inside jokes (meme WARS). We are pretty much a little over halfway through our trip and literally, I have no idea how I will say goodbye on Friday.
-BriLow