Khristina's Book Blog

  How does your current book travel around with you? What exact part of your backpack, pocket, purse, or whatever is involved? I'm currently listening to an audiobook, so my book travels around with me in my pocket since it's on my phone. When I'm walking around my phone is in my back pocket, but when I sit down I put my phone somewhere near where I'm sitting.  What are the regular sections of your day? What little reading appointments might be possible in there? Most of my days consist of my job at HFBC from 7am to 3:30pm. However, a couple "reading appointments" I have put in my day are my 20min drive to and from work. I look forward to those drives, even in traffic, because I'm able to get further along in my audiobook which gets better every minute. Another reading appointment that I sometimes include in my day is that little bit of time in my evening before I go to sleep. What are some possible places for reading? How might different places go with di...

  A little slice of my life I'd like to share would actually be an experience I had today! I had a volunteer interview today at Prestige Learning Institute (PLI) and it was a great experience. PLI is an organization that works with immigrant and refugee families by providing ESL courses for parents and providing childcare and an after school program for children. I really wasn't sure what to expect when I pulled into the parking lot of PLI. I walked in the door and the first thing that caught my eye was a beautiful metal map on the wall and then "Welcome" written around the room in more than twenty languages! Then, I was greeted by Kelsie who showed me around their facility. I saw their classrooms, meeting areas, and offices. It was great to see behind the scenes of how their ESL programming is ran. However, the highlight of the tour was the childcare area! They said they only recently added the new childcare area, but it was painted in bright colors and was the perf...