Hi! My name is Ale, a first-year student at IEDP, and I’ve written a guest post for this week’s blog to provide a different perspective on the EDUC 514 course. I’m in a section taught by Dr. Wagner, as opposed to Hannah who is in Dr. GK’s section. Hopefully, this post will give you a sense of variety available at IEDP by showing how one … Continue reading Guest Post: Exploring Development

“Who knows? A year and a half at IEDP might total[ly] shake up my goals and directions and take me to somewhere that I had not imagined. That does sound daunting but I’d really like to keep my options – all options possible! – open at the moment. Whichever path it might be, I would be a happy adult if I feel like I’m making … Continue reading Everything you didn’t know about Development

According to the Ty, co-director of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden, it was solstice today and that farms get busy around this time as they prepare for the fall season. Upon hearing that, I thought to myself 1) ‘finally the fall is coming – can’t wait to wear my sweaters around’ and 2) ‘what a great day it was to visit this lush and … Continue reading Till your way: Cohort trip to Bartram’s Garden

And here we are: it’s been three weeks since the fall term started at Penn. Every “first” is exciting but difficult, and academic terms are not an exception to that. Nothing seems determined at the moment, and exploring all the course options can come off as a bit daunting. But just like moving into a new city (check out the previous blog post for reference), … Continue reading Ready, Set, Go!

Despite my effort to keep a journal on daily basis, some parts of my life seem to go undocumented more often than another. It’s usually when I’m moving somewhere new, especially if I’m moving alone, that I forget to record my thoughts and experiences. After all the shopping, minor house maintenance works and room decoration, I usually just drop by the time sun sets (especially … Continue reading Welcome to IEDP! — Orientations and Hustles