Melissa McLamb's Blog
november the 13th / Nov 14, 12:52 PM
LOOK! a chance to blog! What a strange and rare opportunity. i must make the most of it.
there will be no apologies for lack of consistency with this friends. i will update as i can.
just enjoy.
thanks.
for those of you who haven’t been receiving the good ol’ newsletters… i’m volunteering at WomanCraft (a social enterprise that works to break the cycle of homelessness among women) and with Jeanne Walker, an art teacher at a chicago public high school (Excel Academy). to know more—visit these websites : www.womancraft.net * http://www.excel.cps.k12.il.us/
and e-mail me.
free ride:
I thought that it would be nice to have a bike to ride while in the city. The first few weeks here, i toyed with the idea of buying a used bike with my stipend money. Not knowing at the time where i was to be coming and going from on a regular basis, i didn’t see it as a desperate need and decided to not buy one.
the next week Sam, my friend and housemate, brought one home to me. The shelter that she volunteers at was going to toss this completely good and usable bike — a man had left it at the shelter and it had been there for over 3 weeks.
so i got a free bike.
it is 80’s style. the base color is white and there are teal and pink splash marks on the side. and it also has a permanent bike lock on the stem of the ‘bike neck’...permanent because i don’t have the key.
i’ve been riding it for about 2 months now. but i was just thinking yesterday on my way home from womencraft what an unexpected and useful gift it has been to me. it takes me to and from everyday now.
i’m thankful for her.
she needs a name.
Vivian…
her name is Vivian.
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