T.S. Eliot complete when we have traveled beyond our own boundaries. Tracy Baisden, Mary Hawkins, and myself spent an incredible eight day journey with our eyes and our minds wide open. I think we were surprised by how ethnocentric we were at the beginning of the trip. But that was after the whole pigeon fiasco. And, by the way, everything you ever heard about Amsterdam is true.
Sex shops sit right next to antique stores and cafes.
Don't tell Mary, but I did take a picture of one, even though I can't quite identify any of the displayed items. There was this winding staircase and then a left turn and a narrow hall and a right, and then a left, and then our re-assigned presentation room, without the requested overhead projector. Overall, the conference part of the journey was a disappointment. We were proud of our work, excited about our students' work, and anxious to share our ideas. The sessions we attended were also somewhat disappointing.