Jean Darnell: Awaken Librarian

Students: Please review the instructions for your first blog post! Here's my SAMPLE for you. Yay for modeling expectations! Welcome to my blog! I'm Jean D.: activist, rebel, creative thinker and otherwise AMAZING woman . What makes me amazing? I've a great sense of humor... I fought with Black Panther before he helped out the Marvel Avengers. I'm known as the "Wakanda Librarian" in the African nations of Nigeria and Mali. Black Panther My fictional mother is Khalessi (GOT fan) and my brother is a dragon. Here he is... via GIPHY Finally, I'm a writer . I've books that I've written that have inspired me at the darkest moments of my life. I'm also an art collector. Here's my latest purchase by Patricia Blackwell. Want to know how to make your own Meme easily? You can make your own MEME here.

Today's Friday...in April! What does that mean???? THE COUNTDOWN TO THE END OF THE YEAR HAS BEGUN! via GIPHY I self-medicate with classical music! Lol...NOT! There are bountiful benefits in appreciating classical music: 5 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Classical Music! From the time I was 10, I've known music intimately. I played with my high school orchestra, the Houston Youth Symphony , and I played at Baylor University (Hey, Dr. Hardie ). It is my first love...AND believe it or not, I used to be pretty darn good. I even brought my cello out for the kids a couple of Christmases ago... BE FOREWARNED... it's wretched. I told ya! :) Nevertheless, I've injected my kiddos with small snippets of "classical music" appreciation via 2Cellos ! Luka and Stejan were former competitors, who took their zealous love for cello-playing, and blew the stratosphere by combining their talents into the DYNAMIC DUO! Why do I love these guys? Aside from my obvi...