2CBC Questions-- April

April and May are crazy times for us teachers and Kelly's life is no exception. I am stepping in to help her with book club this month as I was blessed with spring break a couple of weeks ago which allowed me to dig into this month's read. I hope you have enjoyed reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn-- I know I have been completely sucked in and I'm loving it! 

1. Did you like the book? Was it what you were hoping for or expecting? Why or why not?
2. This book portrayed a poor family's life. Do you think their experience was really unique to their socioeconomic status or is theirs' simply a story of human existence?
3. Although Francie is not the narrator, the story is told primarily from her point of view. How do you think the story would have differed if it had been told from another character's point of view?
4. In the same way, Francie has a mistaken innocence about various aspects of life. How does this affect your perception of her has a character?
5. The tree mentioned in the title is a Tree of Heaven which is considered invasive and is very prevalent in the vacant lots of New York City. How does this metaphor exist throughout the book and what does it mean for the characters?

Please come back on Saturday to share your answers. I will actually have a way to link-up this time so, hopefully, we can make our discussion a little easier to share with each other!

Five Friday Things: Adulting, Healing, School, Tattoos, and Habits

One. If anyone say inside my life right now, my adult card would be immediately revoked. I'm just going to own up to that now. My apartment is a disaster, I have no idea where my extra sunglasses are, my kitchen is a mess, this blog is sorely lacking, and I'm pretty sure my classroom is just a couple of seconds from imploding upon itself.

Two. I am still peeling from a sunburn that is almost three weeks old and how I'm healing from a motorbike wipe out. I don't know where all of this skin is coming from, but I'm pretty sure I am on my sixth new layer of skin.

Three. We are already three weeks into the 4th quarter! This school year has positively flown by which is so bittersweet. I am grateful for the prospect of summer vacation, but this has been one of my best groups of students in the five years I have been teaching. I will really miss them. (But please don't tell them that.)

Four. I am really itching for a new tattoo. I have in mind what I want, now I just need to get it.

Five. I am really feeling this new crossroads in my life. I am working to finish up well in Thailand, but the struggle is real. I'm trying to set myself up to continue in the States positive habits that I have developed here and am also trying to get myself to a place to be able to resolve some bad habits I have fallen into here. Here's to making the most of the next six weeks!

A. Liz Adventures/Carolina Charm

Hello! Happiness/The Good Life Blog

The Farmer's Wife/September Farm

A Little Bit of Everything

Grace and Love/Momfessionals