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May 11, 2021

Here Goes Nothing!

By: James Ziemba

By Zachary It’s been an eventful couple weeks since you all heard from me! First of all, I quit my job at City Year, but I knew that I was going to have to do this for a while. My experience with City Year, despite not being ideal, was still impactful. I will miss the […]

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September 20, 2020

Pre-Service Training with City Year

By: Admin

By Zach Since my last blog post, I have finished three weeks of Pre-Service Training at City Year. The way Pre-Service Training worked was that we were assigned to Learning Teams, which are groups of about ten people who would be working in the same school area. The area I was assigned to was East […]

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August 26, 2020

Getting Going in the Big Apple

By: James Ziemba

By Zachary Despite the initial challenges posed by the pandemic, my gap year planning is looking very hopeful. I will split my gap year into two main sections: City Year and backpacking. The main focus of the beginning of my gap year is a program called City Year, which is part of AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is […]

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