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Lucky to have amazing community partners from Hillsborough County like Jay and Phil who are passionate about protecting and supporting 1.4 million residents in blue skies and grey. Last night we held our first engaged #Hurricane Preparedness workshop to help build a more #ResilientHillsborough designed to improve individual preparedness but to increase social capital and expanding those networks needed to connect communities. From our USF students helping with workshop design, planning and facilitation...having community leaders at UACDC engaging residents in their neighborhoods to government agencies getting involved. Amazing to have academic, government and NGOs all working together! #Tampa #Community #Preparedness #culture #USFCOPHRocks

Remarkable to see all the peacocks in our #neighborhood as they strut around attracting a mate. Shaking their bodies and flaunting those brightly colored spread of feathers. A sight to see as @live_lovetampa and I walked through the neighborhood this past weekend. Absolutely love the Wellswood neighborhood! #HiddenGem #Tampa #Lucky #Peacock #feathers #Wellswood #ourNeighborhood #Summer #walks #embrace #beauty

This handsome man was asked to drive Station 14's Engine today as they honor a former Tampa Fire Rescue firefighter and USMC veteran by celebrating and honoring his life of service. Remarkable to know so many people came together to pay their respects and to comfort his family during this time. Proud to hear Erik share this experience with me as you can hear the respect and pride in his voice for this fellow U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam and followed his dream of continuing serving #Tampa as a firefighter...a similar path Erik has taken! Wearing his buddies driver engineer cover as he is looking forward to one day moving up in rank and did great on the recent test. #honor #courage #commitment #USMC #Veteran #tampafirerescue #Tampa #thinredline #proud #firefighter #girlfriend

Day 4. Bamboo Forest and the Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple. Walking through the trails lined with bamboo, you almost forget you are in the larger city of Kyoto. Little shops and houses begin to appear as you move through the streets and temples line the way. However, our hearts were set on one Temple in particular. Our destination...the Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple. This temple was actually founded in the mid-8th century and was a hidden gem. Over the centuries, the temple has been destroyed by flooding and again by civil war in the 13th century. The temple was actually moved to its current location in the hills of #Kyoto in 1922, however, a typhoon in 1950 damaged much of the structures and yet again had to be rebuilt. The entrance is guarded by two fierce #Nio statues and the grounds have over 1,200 #rakan stone statues that represent the disciples of #Buddha. Many of them with a humorous demeanor and each having a character of their own. Tourists are few in between, but local artists sit throughout the grounds sketching depictions of the Temple and statues. #Japan #BambooForest #Otagi #temple #culture

Day 4. Kyoto, Japan. An ancient city with a rich history and over 1600 Buddhist #temples and shrines. Fushimi #Inari Shrine is over 1,300 years old dedicated to the God of bountiful crops and prosperous business. The tunnel consists of 10,000 torii gates and is a #beautiful site to see. Trails lead up the mountain to many smaller #shrines stretching across 2.5 miles. It takes approximately 2 hours to walk to the top of Mount Inari consisting of 12,000 steps. This site gained global attention following the release of the film Memoirs of a Geisha in 2005. Excited to say I was able to reach the top of the summit and enjoyed a beautiful sunset looking across the city of #Kyoto. Fortunately I had two of my students (@naomi_alyce_ & @millard_marissa) who stayed with me the whole time making sure I was good and took care of me along the way. Kyoto was definitely one of my favorites and I look forward to returning. #Japan #MountInari #Hike #ToriiGates #culture #history #memories

Day 3. Gujo Haichiman Elementary School. Our walk to the school was absolutely beautiful with picturesque views of the countryside village of Gujo in the Gifu Prefecture of central Japan. We were fortunate to be able to spend the day with two of the 5th grade classes at the Gujo #Haichiman Elementary School. We were fortunatate to learn more about how public schools in Japan teach nutrition and food portioning at a young age while having them take on a leadership role in delegating tasks, and serving their fellow students. They are taught the importance of #recycling everything used at lunch time and all of them brush their #teeth after their meal. We were able to learn a couple traditional Japanese dances, hear them sing a beautiful song, play with the #children during recess and then help them with their daily classroom #cleaning activities before their afternoon lessons. #USFCOPHRocks #USFCOPHStudyAbroad #USFStudyAbroad #USFBulls #Gujo #Japan #education

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