I joined nearly 4,000 new teachers in the Barclays Stadium in Brooklyn. The NYC school system has something like 1,800 schools and nearly 1,000,000 students. Among the students, there are 200 languages spoken. We had a giant pep talk. I report to my school tomorrow.

The commute today was similar to what my commute will be. The stadium is just a little farther than the school along the same route. I went over the Manhattan Bridge. I also happened to pass the school where I was this summer, in Manhattan's Chinatown, so that was fun.

I wore my backpack and rode my fixie. We each got a big tote bag full of swag, and my backpack didn't have room, so I slung the bag over my handlebar and rode home slowly and gingerly like a Chinese food deliverista.

Here I am as a newly minted teacher.