Now that it is summer break at my school in Thailand, I am able to reconnect with friends and family in North America. I am also able to use some of this time completing projects I simply can't get to during the school year, like creating online
College Prep courses and attending a one week workshop in the Arizona desert.
The
College Prep courses I created will guide every high school student (grades 9-12) at ICS in the development of college and career goals via a 10 step process – from determining personality traits to applying to colleges and surviving the workplace. I must admit it feels great to have these courses completed and ready for students to login next month when the new school year starts.
I am taking advantage of a summer workshop to learn more about a computer program used by counselors and students in the college prep process. The workshop is in Tucson Arizona utilizing conference facilities at the
Marriott. What a beautiful location for this conference, some 300 feet above the city lights on a nearby mountain called
Starr Pass. Like a friend commented, I am in the "Land of Cacti" and she was right on that!
The hotel is located in the
Tucson Mountain Park, allowing visitors to experience life in the
Sonoran Desert. You cannot miss the tall
Saguaro (cactus that can grow to 60 feet in height) or surrounding steep-walled box canyon and trails. The resort itself is a bit of a showcase of southwest architectural design and facilities that include golf course and, of course, conference area to accommodate the hundreds of attendees.
