Amanda O. Latz, Ed.D.

Been on sabbatical this semester. And it’s quickly coming to a close. I needed a definite closing point for this sabbatical experience, so I’m combining my travel for AERA with some adventure. This seems climactic. On Friday (4/21), I boarded an Amtrak train from Indianapolis to Chicago. Once in Chicago, I boarded another train, the…

Had the opportunity to speak at this year’s SAAHE celebration, and I wanted to share those words here. *** Last year when I spoke at this event, there were two points of focus: adoration and placing students “first.” My, or our (your faculty), rather, adoration for each and all of you was expressed. And let…

Is Instagram a global photovoice project?  I really have no idea, but it’s been on my mind. We’ll get back to that question in a moment. I recently reread Wang and Burris’s seminal article on photovoice. The following excerpt from page 178 really struck me (it should be noted that in this paper the authors…

I bought four doughnuts from Voodoo, and over the course of about 18 hours, I managed to eat three and a half of them–for dinner, dessert, and breakfast. Ouch. It was worth it, but still, ouch. Also, ew. After an evening of doughnuts, napping, thinking about packing, and actually packing on Monday, August 3, I…

The afternoon consisted of Powell’s Books, Voodoo Doughnuts, and Portland sights. See below for details. The doughnuts resulted in the first nap of the vacation. The belly ache was totally worth it.

Last night was super relaxed–and strange. After settling in at my Portland rental, I decided to walk around the neighborhood in search of needed things (cream for the coffee). I ventured out to Division Street, found a pizza place, had a slice, and then hit up the local grocery story on the way back (to…

The drive from Walla Walla to Bellevue, WA was, again, stunning. I90 traveling west was just majestic. I drove through the Snoqualmie Pass, and landed in Bellevue where I spent two nights with one of my teammates from college (GO DUKES!). We reconnected, ate Vietnamese pho, and retired to her front porch for the evening.…

Upon taking Debbie’s advice, I ate at Saffron last night. Haven’t had goat in 14 years. It was terrible, clearly (see before and after photographs below).

Back at the Coffee Perk because I’m a creature of habit. I’m all checked out of the house, and it was a wonderful stay! On to Seattle in a few. So, more about yesterday. After rising and getting in a few hours of writing, I drove to Walla Walla Community College for a morning meeting…