Today, Corbett, Jesus, Kim and Leo started the day off bright and early with a run on Ipanema Beach while the others enjoyed a couple more hours of sleep. It’s amazing to start the day at 6:30 in the morning seeing the beach and streets bustling with people and energy.
We all met at Linda’s apartment at 8:30 am (sharp!... Linda likes us to be punctual) and got to work. We started reviewing our CAPSEL’s principal analysis assignment and that evolved into an enticing conversation about teacher and administrative credentialing programs, job descriptions vs. evaluation processes, the economic state of California today, the magnitude of the current jobs of school leaders, tenure systems etc. Linda had to finally refocus the group of burgeoning philosophers and critics in the room. After our morning work session, we hopped on the metro, guided by the expertise and experience of Linda and Amira, to our afternoon destination in the area of Flamengo. We went to an amazing “by the kilo” restaurant called Oklahoma. This is perhaps the 4th per kilo restaurant Linda has introduced to the group because she realizes they are our favorite!!! Chicken, shrimp, risotto, fresh fruits and veggies, sushi and… don’t forget the amazing dessert bar! David got to have his favorite… gelato!
As Rio can’t be all food and fun, we continued with our work over lunch, reviewing several self-reflections, providing and receiving feedback from members of our team. Next, we ventured on foot to the Museu da Republica (Presidential Palace). The architecture was amazing! Can anyone create those hardwood floors for our homes back in the States? The historical tour of the palace was impressive, yet somewhat daunting due to our lack of knowledge of the Portuguese language. Good thing we knew “meh-t-row” (metro) and found our way safely back home… Most of the gang is currently enjoying some sun and sand on Ipanema Beach, while Kim and David “blog”. Your turn tomorrow team… “too-doo bone”… everything’s good!
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