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Oregon Trip

The State Office of Education invited professors from each of the big universities in Idaho to attend this conference in Portland where they talk about professional issues like certification, teacher preparation, and professional development. Since it was all-expenses paid, I decided, what the heck. So, Cheryl, a professor from another department at BYUI, and I headed to Portland. We flew in on the day of their annual Rose Parade, so we got to drive by all of the winning floats on our way downtown.

That night we walked to Powells Book Store and looked arround. Places like that are just too much to comprehend. Floor after floor of ceiling high book shelves. I didn't end up buying anything, but it was so fun to look around. After that we ate at a restaurant called Jake's and I had pork roast and clam chowder and some divine shrimp cocktail.



The next day our meetings started and they kept us busy all day. On Monday night we went to dinner as a group at this really cool little renovated Elementary School which has a cool restaurant, a few bars, hotel rooms, pools, movie theaters, the works. It would be fun to stay the night there...and a little creepy. It's called Mcmenamins Kennedy School. The last night we ate at a great seafood place right down by the river and walked around and riverfront. It was a good conference. I learned a lot and in my down time I read about five young adult books, so it was a win win. On the day we left, we stopped at Voodoo Doughnuts and happened to get there when there was no line!






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