I started walking through the cold towards Bard College one early Saturday morning. I was headed to an Ambassadors Workshop hosted by Riverkeeper. I had no idea what to expect. I had never met any of the people in the workshop before and I was alone, representing my school. When I arrived at Bard College…
This meeting with Dr. Schiffman at LREI was highly anticipated. Our group had rescheduled with Dr. Schiffman, once before. But when he arrived, I realized it was for real. I remember turning to Daniela the first time we heard Dr. Schoffman speak. At that time we both agreed at that moment, that he would be…
We left school at around 3:00 and met Hilary Meltzer in the lobby. We donned on our coats and winter gear and set out for the train station. We were headed to upper Manhattan to Greenpoint so we could take a tour of their water filter. I was a little anxious because I…
We left school at around 11:30 right after lunch. I was a little apprehensive, our fieldwork was not as prepared as I thought it should be. As soon as we had finally got every parent’s permission and we had finally gotten out the door, I suddenly realized we had no adult with us and didn’t…
We arrived in Manhattan at 6:00 but at the Church of Saint Francis Xavier at about 6:15pm. It was cold and I had no idea what to expect. My dad and I walked up the many steps to the giant double doors. Our field work involved selling reusable water bottles for the organization “Take Back…
Daniela, Kai and I left school at about 2:30 to head out to Riverdale on the #1 train. The train ride was an hour long, so we had enough time to review all of our questions on that rickety #1 train. When we finally got out of the train, and figured out where we were,…
