The weekend’s symposium was full of information about the country we will travel to, our research question, our capstone project, and ways to bring global education into our schools. I was lucky that one of my administrator Mr. De Alba the Dean of Students was able to join me in Washington DC. I am excited to bring global education to my school which is already the International Magnet school for my district. Now, if I can just get teachers’ at my school on board to teach global competencies to our students to prepare them for the 21st century.
Here I was in Washington DC the temperatures were in the teens, not 80 degrees like back home in Phoenix and I hadn’t even gone outside yet except to go to dinner. I was missing all of the sights that were only a few blocks from my hotel. I decided that I would brave the icy cold temperatures and run around Washington DC early in the morning before the days agenda started on Saturday my last day. It was very cold but I had bundled up with many layers of clothes which help make the experience a positive one. I ran by the Smithsonian buildings, the capitol, the White house, and the Washington Monument all decked out in a blanket of snow. The city was beautiful all dressed in white as the sun rose for the day.
As the final day of the symposium was coming to an end a snow storm was coming into town and a lot of flights were cancelled. My flight was still scheduled to take off on time. I caught Super Shuttle and headed for the airport and then sat in stopped traffic for a very long time. The 40 minute trip took 2 hours. Thank goodness, I gave myself extra time. My flight boarded about an hour late only to have the plane taxied out a short ways then sit for two hours waiting for the runway to be plowed and the plane to be de-iced. Finally, take off!! I finally made it home with only a three hour delay at the airport. Not too bad for a very snowy day!
Only a few days to pack and then I’m off on my travels to Morocco for two weeks. Hopefully, it will be smooth flying…