This weekend we went to New York, flying for the first time and attending and presenting a conference for the first time! For Kelly it was her first time leaving the state too. Our favorite thing about New York was walking around and trying all the food: pizza, bagels, burgers, coffee, Carlo's Bake Shop, and the M&M Store. We also stopped at Planet Hollywood and got a birthday sundae for Kelly.
Saturday was the day of the FabLearn International Maker Conference. On Saturday waking up at seven was a struggle since it was 4am back home. We took a while getting up but we made it to Columbia on time. The first couple keynote speakers and panel were really interesting. One of our favorite presenters was Edna Tan. She helps refugee children make toys and decorations to make their community center feel more like home. We also really enjoyed Joanna Weidler-Lewis and Cynthia Graville's poster on working with incarcerated women and their families. They help create maker activities for women to do during visitation with their children.
Once is never enough for New York, we hope to come back again soon!
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