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Thursday, July 24, 2025

The Detroit Institute of Arts


on July 24, 2025
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This blog is a space where history, education, and lived experience converge. As a lifelong educator, museum guide, and advocate for reflective practice, I write to explore the past’s enduring relevance in the present. Here, you’ll find travel journals, historical reflections, art encounters, and musings on teaching, learning, and the rhythms of everyday life. Whether drawn from the classroom, the road, or the quiet halls of a museum, each entry seeks to illuminate, question, and connect.
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