On The Road Again

I've had a nice reprieve from traveling...a whole 7 weeks.  Longer if you don't count moving as a trip. 

But now I've been gone for the past couple of weeks, and will leave again tomorrow.  But it's ok, because I have a pretty sweet gig.  This whole work when you want to, not when you don't want to is definitely the way to go.  It helps that I love what I do, love it more, in fact, than I have ever before.  Perhaps it's the fact that now I only have this one job to do, instead of 3.

For those of you that have no clue what I do other than the fact that I travel about the country, and people watch in airports, and drink bad hotel coffee...let me give you a brief overview.  I teach Preschool Teachers.

It's one of the most rewarding things I have done.  It's also, on occasion, a source of great sadness.  I figured that out a couple of weeks ago, just how said it can be.  I was working with a group of teachers from a small, rural community in Southern Georgia...and they tried so hard to understand what I was giving them.  But some of them just couldn't.  I felt like I was teaching a group of Grade School age children, but it was more sad, because they were adults.

But at least I figured out why it made me sad.  And it's because I care so much about what I do.  I want these women to be successful.  And I worry for their future, and the future of the children they teach.

Fortunately, not every group is like that.  This past week, I was in Wisconsin.  And as I predicted, I had the exact opposite experience than I had the previous week.  The women I worked with were awesome, and so grateful that I was able to be there, and answer their questions.  And it went so well, they've already invited me back next year :)

I don't think I'll mind going back.

The session was in Green Bay.

GREEN BAY!!!

Home of the Packers.

Now, most of the time, at the end of the day, after I've spent 7 hours bouncing off the walls, delivering a session (I'm pure entertainment, with a little knowledge mixed in) I fall onto the bed in the evening, and veg out.

But I was in Green Bay.  So, of course, I had to do some sight seeing.  And by sight seeing, I mean, I went to Lambeau Field.  And took pictures.  And called my mother from the parking lot saying "guess where I am!!!" as I bounced around my car.

It was awesome.

In fact, I realized as I was sitting in the parking lot that I have a bucket list.  I've never formally put one together before.  But I realize I do have one.

Towards the top of the list:  Go to a Packers game at Lambeau Field.

It's possible that someone might need to restrain me, because I will literally be bouncing off the walls, the floor, and myself.  And that would be without caffeine.   But, of course, this is me we're talking about, so of course I would have caffeine.  Probably more than I normally do. 

Good luck to whoever is fortunate enough to go to that game with me. 

Any volunteers?

Anyway, Preschool Teachers are pretty much the nicest people alive.  They work with children.  Young children.  And they don't get paid much.  They have to love what they do. 

During the middle of my session, which, by the way, was teaching these women, not many who were comfortable with computers, how to use a web-based system.  Yup, me, the woman who frequently wants to throw my computer out the window, teaches other people how to use technology.  One woman, who had several questions throughout the day, and who I patiently answered each and every time, with a smile on my face no less, had one last question for me:  "How many drugs do you take to be able to do this job?"  My answer, "none, I just drink a lot of coffee." 

That's possibly the best question I've ever been asked during a session. 

Speaking of which...I've probably had too much for today.  So I'm going to go bounce.  Literally.