This morning I woke up at 7:01 to
be ready for an exercise class at 7:15 called IntenSati, which is a combination
of yoga, aerobics, and kick boxing with “positive affirmations” throughout.
Basically, there are different intense dance/cardio moves and each one is
called something inspirational like “strength” or “confidence” and comes along
with a saying that you have to chant while doing it. Each move adds another
saying, and together they make up a long inspirational story. It was an intense
workout and a ton of fun!
We then went to the Church Center
and discussed what we want our “learning community” to look like. We all
discussed ideas on how to make this a great learning environment and what we
can do to support each other throughout the process. After, we split up into
our different groups for Agency Day. We each got to pick an agency out of 5
that we wanted to go explore for the afternoon. I chose an organization called
Groundwells, which is located in Brooklyn. Our group decided to eat lunch in
Brooklyn, and we went to a Thai restaurant that had an amazing lunch special.
Then we went to the Red Hook and got coffee/dessert before heading to our agency.
Groundwells works as follows: local
communities and organizations contact the organization if they want a mural
painted about a particular topic. The organization employs youth and educates
them about the issue and how to represent it visually. We toured some of the
murals around the area, and they were amazing.
After, we took the subway back to
the YMCA and stopped at a pizza place on the way. Then we all came back to the
Y to do our readings for tomorrow…first class tomorrow…dun dun dun.
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