Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Bay Bridge Closure

I've just sent out the following message (variations on it) to the students in all my classes:

Dear Students,

The Bay Bridge closes tonight at 8:00 PM, as we mentioned in class.  The new East Span is scheduled to open on Tuesday, September 3 at 5: a.m.  

BART will be providing extra service between tonight and next Tuesday morning.  Here's a website for more information:  http://www.511.org/   

The San Rafael Bridge and the San Mateo Bridge will also be open, but people are encouraged to use BART if possible.

See you tomorrow.
Tina
 
I just had to report this little bit of history.  
 
Today was also the day I interviewed Minh-hoa Ta for the ESLetter.  I'll share that here when I get it written up.  I am very admiring not only of what she has accomplished--getting 2 BA degrees at UC Berkeley in 4 years, then her MA and PhD immediately afterwards and now being Dean of Instruction at CCSF--but also the fact that she went to high school in Albany at the age of 15 while delivering newspapers with her sister in the early morning hours and working at a fast-food place from 3:30 to 6:30 every day and all day 10:00-6:00 on weekends.  
 
 

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