Surprise!

I was sent this video by our LASW Guide Dog Leader Pat and I thought she was joking when she asked if you could find me in the video. When I watched I found out she wasn't kidding! It was an amazing experience to be able to join Mandy on this day and have an opportunity to coach blind kids with Riley and Mandy. Thanks so much to Mandy and LASW for bringing me to this event and giving me the opportunity to experience such a wonderful organization! I hope to make it back to coach again someday :)

Video for Junior Blind Olympics....enjoy :)

A little play time too...

Going to a conference on a tropical island (even if it is monsoon season) is difficult because all you want to do is play...but the conference was engaging so we stuck to the plan. However, we did go a day early and get a little play time. Brie even convinced 4 of us to try scuba diving. I LOVED it! I want to get certified this summer (Mandy you in?) The highlight was seeing a HUGE turtle. He was an amazing creature and it was so cool to be so close!

The other amazing aspect of tropical islands is the sunset over the sea. I took WAY too many photos of this but sat on the beach soaking it up and thinking of Cali. Hope you all appreciate the amazing sunsets you have there :)

Reunion

Getting to attend a great conference like EARCOS was an experience in itself but being able to run into former co-teachers is a whole other! It was great to see Jeff who was also attending the conference from his school in Vietnam. He was with one other co-worker and we got to meet up a few of the nights for dinner or drinks and chat. Marla on the other hand was a presenter! I went to her presentation on "Project Based Learning" which was amazing. I had another colleague who went to the same presentation from her later in the week and was so excited to implement it intermediately like me! It was great to see two amazing teachers doing so well. And to have left California for different places around the world and meet up in a small island like Borneo :)