Erin,
Your ultimate goal sounds awesome! Meeting people from around the world is soooo important. Maybe you should research exchange programs around the state that already exist (or maybe you already have–I’m […]

Shel,

Thank you for your helpful tips, as always! Those questions will be useful for whatever direction my project ends of taking. I’m not yet sure of my priority, like I said, but I think the audience is a […]

Erik,

Thank you for your thoughtful comment! I like the questions that you posed, as well. I agree that this could be a great lens for the environment in general. I saw something about how the pipeline is […]

Theo,
I happen to have a very close connection to the issue of women and government in Vermont: my mom! She is the Executive director of Emerge Vermont, an organization that recruits and trains Democratic women […]

Erik,
Thank you for sharing that with me. In fact, I’ve already had plenty of time to get acquainted with MGMC! They got started through the same organization that I spend much of my time with: Young Writers […]

Thank you Petra!!
Greta

Petra,
Thank you for your equally insightful comment!
Greta

Petra,
I’m glad you’re getting excited about this topic!! I agree with Ms. Carroll that it would be interesting to look into education about the topic in schools. My high school requires health class, but many […]

Erin,
This is quite an interesting topic and one that I wouldn’t have thought of! I noticed and liked the connection with your last post: making your mark both locally and globally I agree with the importance of […]

Erik,
Thank you for both of the links you provided! The first will certainly be useful if I decide to go into that topic, and the second was incredibly interesting. I’ll keep them in mind.
Greta

Erin,
I really liked what you said here! I can relate to being frustrated and wanting to change EVERYthing all at once. But if we start by changing things at home, I agree that it can spread. Just think about how […]

Erin,
My name is Greta, and I’m a junior at Middlebury Union High School. I’m excited to be in a writing parter group with you this year!
I enjoyed reading this post, especially the first two sentences, that’s a […]

Shel,
I’m glad you enjoyed my post! I do agree that so much of the joy of music does come from the joy it brings to others. I love performing and playing with other people (in chamber music and jazz band for […]

Shel,
Wow, thank you so much! It’s cool to find out that you know John Elder right after I read the article in the paper. It’s such a small Vermont world. I’ll definitely try to talk to him, especially as my […]

Thanks Petra! I agree. I’m looking forward to working with you!

Petra,
I’m Greta and I’m a junior at Middlebury Union HS. I’m paired with you as writing partners.
All of these topics sound interesting! I’ve also thought about Lake Champlain as a possible topic. My advice […]

Thank you Erik! I’m definitely looking forward to working across disciplines.
Greta