"This is where I belong, and where we belong."
Lars Nelson (Memphis '09) recruited the students of Aubrey Nelson (Memphis '08) to pop the question.
"I got to see the fruit of that labor."
Jimmy Hopper (Greater Nashville, '11) may have originally found some humor in his students' mock job interviews, but they proved to him how serious they took the lesson when they hit the real job market.
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"I got this metaphor about this mountain!"
Casey Misowski (New York '11) shares a moment of pride when one of her students creates the perfect mountain-climbing metaphor during a literal mountain climb.
"I am a much stronger person than I ever knew I was."
Cait Farrell (New York '11) describes the importance of her bond with a troubled student.
"My Nashville is really different from my students' Nashville."
Sophie Solomon (Nashville '10) shares how she realized the importance of exposing her students to parts of the city she took for granted.
"Good relationships take time, but once you do build them they're really worth it."
Destinee Hodge (D.C. Region, '11) struggled to connect with a student, but a moment of kindness changed their relationship dynamic.
"Their excitement for life is back."
Margo Roen (Greater New Orleans, '05) reflects on teaching in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and the important role teachers played in helping the city heal.
"I think it gave both of us the second wind that we needed to keep going."
Estee Kelly (St. Louis, '03) and struggling student got their spirits lifted by one little letter and one big win.
"As a first year teacher that was an incredibly scary charge."
Senior Vice President of Regional Operations Bradley Leon (GNO, '02) reflects on facing an imposing state assessment during his first year as a corps member.
"This assignment really prepared my students for what they have to face."
Crischelle Navalta (R.G.V. '05) recalls a lesson that affected her students outside the four walls of her classroom.
"It helped me in the classroom and it's helped in so many other areas of my life."
Peter Gwynn Sackson (Houston '06) shares how he translated the lessons he learned in the corps to his career in politics and beyond.
