http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/ryn_shane-armstrong/ en-us 2005-11-17T18:50:11-05:00 http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/ryn_shane-armstrong/archives/001010.html I remember the first time I crossed into the Mexican side of Nogales, along the border with Arizona. My mother and I were down from Tucson for the day to collect tourist trinkets for friends in China who would otherwise... Work Life Ryn Shane-Armstrong 2005-11-17T18:50:11-05:00 http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/ryn_shane-armstrong/archives/000873.html I don't know what all this "top ten" shiznit is about. I must have deleted Saul's prompt before I could finish reading. My bad, Saul. Nothing personal. I guess I'm a little trigger-happy around the delete button, but for good... Ryn Shane-Armstrong 2005-10-03T17:46:27-05:00 http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/ryn_shane-armstrong/archives/000751.html I'm a little over two weeks into this OLLIE thing and I must say that I'm really diggin' the work... There's quite a lot of house-cleaning to be done. OLLIE was given some space in an old warehouse that was... Work Life Ryn Shane-Armstrong 2005-09-20T18:51:48-05:00 http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/ryn_shane-armstrong/archives/000691.html Disclaimer: My sincerest apologies for any of those individuals who may be offended by my language. I am slowly cultivating a more traditional (palatable) mode of communication, but I'm not quite there yet. Please forgive me. Ryn... Ryn Shane-Armstrong 2005-09-07T01:29:54-05:00 http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/ryn_shane-armstrong/archives/000690.html Today was my first day at PCM (Portland Community Media). There are a handful of first day stories I could tell, I suppose, but that seems somewhat boring. It's tedious to hear how under-prepared (I was straight intimidated) we VISTAs... Ryn Shane-Armstrong 2005-09-07T01:25:26-05:00 http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/vista/blog/ryn_shane-armstrong/archives/000667.html Although I won't technically begin my service at Portland Community Media until sometime next week, I feel that the hard work of being an AmeriCorp VISTA has alredy begun. Putting aside for a moment the rather intense few days at... Pre-Service Ryn Shane-Armstrong 2005-09-02T03:52:06-05:00