I’ve never kept a journal over the summer. I’ve never seriously explored Philadelphia in the summer either. Being my second summer in Philadelphia, and being liberated from loads of coursework to explore Philadelphia, this summer journal will be a unique opportunity: an opportunity to present the summer at Philadelphia University, a summer that leaves a campus more or less defunct, and living off of the pulse of a Philadelphia unbeknownst to most Philadelphia University student.

Of course, this summer comes with its own set of inescapable patterns. For me, I can neither escape working 9-5, Monday through Friday in the Community Service Learning Office at Philadelphia University, nor do I mind. In short, my responsibilities include organizing a few major service events for the upcoming academic year, such as the New Student Orientation PLUNGE.

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