I'm currently 30,000 feet in the air somewhere over Colorado. Out the window I see miles of light grey clouds as the sun is setting. I'm leaving California after spending 4 days at Yosemite and 4 days at the Hazon Food Conference. I just realized that since leaving Teva Dec. 7th, I've slept in 11 different beds in 6 different states. I love the adventure travel life of meeting new people, seeing great friends, and having new experiences. There's a lot more ahead. I'm also excited about getting to Rwanda and being in the same place for a little while (I'm sure that will also include lots of adventures!).
I enjoyed being at the food conference. I saw lots of good friends from many diiferent places in my life. I helped to lead some of the children's programming. My favorite activity with the kids was tidepooling. For those of you that don't know (I didn't know what it was until this weekend) it involves going to the beach and finding puddles of water with lots of sea creatures. My favorite thing that we found was a star fish. The guy leading the activity showed us how it can tickle you by putting its mouth parts to your arm. The were also lots of little crabs that the kids enjoyed crawling on their hands.
I had the opportunity to attend a couple of the "adult" sessions. I got the hear on inspirational talk by a panel of female farmers. It was funny when they were talking about their farming clothing styles. It was just cool hearing from other females that enjoy farming and the connection to land. I went to other sessions on composting/biodynamic farming and genetically modefied crops. These are both topics that I know only a little about and I'm excited to learn more. Does this excite anyone else? I'd love to hear your thoughts. I think I'll write a post soon about these topics.
After the conference, I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium! Some of the creatures were incredible. Check out the picture of my favorite creature that I learned about...the Sea Dragon.
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Hey Amy,
ReplyDeleteInstead of lurking and spying, I promised to be open and to comment on your blog. Though to tell you the truth, I only came across it because a friend of mine forwarded something from Mara's blog. Nevertheless, now that I've found you, I'll be keeping up with you.
Tim and I had an excellent time in the rest of our CA trip. We saw lots of wildlife, did some great hiking, and lots of sightseeing. I'm back at work today, but am off to Florida for the weekend, my grandma is turning 90!
Anyhow, safe flight, and I look forward to reading about your adventures.
-Ashira