Friday Morning-- Adventure Starts Early

After FINALLY making to Philly last night (yes, last night, when I was supposed to be there at 4pm), I'm here at the Philadelphia Convenion Center. I missed Julie Andrews because I needed to register and couldn't last night, so that is a bit of a bummer. However, I have decided on my first session- SHAKESPEARE. Exciting, right?

On a different note, it never ceases to catch me by surprise how incredible people are at these conferences. I sat next to Jill VanAntwerp, the department of English Chair at Grand Valley University, on the way out here, and met five other professor from various Michigan universities. We talked about grad and PhD programs, preservice teachers, and my experiences and obstacles from the past year of teaching. It was such a great way to spend 6 hours stuck in the Detroit Metro Airport. We ate and discussed; I haven't had that type of "thinking just to think, discussing just to discuss" discussion in a while. It felt great. They reminded me that it is NECESSARY to have a cohort of people that strive to educate and discuss- though some of my cohort (Randall and Dan) are gone, I know I need to make the effort to reconnect and build a new cohort. OH, and I can't WAIT to start grad school. :)




Well, internet connection is sparse here (Thousands of people apparently tax the network. Go figure.), but I will try to continue my updates after each session. Shakespeare, here I come!