“I didn't have the patience to study [words like] moms and dads and cats and dogs, so I set up an independent study to translate these poems by Jean Genet with a French professor.”
“I was managing to pay off my student loans, but I was tired of digging in the dirt. I didn't see myself digging myself out of the hole I was digging. I made the decision to leave the real world, and go back to the fake world again.”
“In that class I'm good for something. I'm good for the environment. I stress the urgency of the situation. Students ask what they can do. I don't have the answer, but studying the problem is the first step.”
“I've learned that I really love a lot of the students here. I'm sure there's some teaching methods I've learned, some approaches I've learned. But what I know is I just really love the students here. They are so curious and outgoing and very seeking.”