the conference actually turned out to be a bit different from what we were originally anticipating. turns out it was mostly for faculty and staff associated with social work schools to network and see what each other is doing in terms of international research, international field placements, and other things like that. like the troopers that we are, baldman and i made the most of it, distributing our cards and talking to as many people as we could. i think we came out of with some good information and a little more guidance on what we want to do. if nothing else, it gave us a little "fire under our butts" to continue to pursue the international goals that we have.
the conference was held here in jersey city. the view from the hotel was spectacular!
the conference was also only a few blocks from where my sister lives, so we got to stay at her pad. too bad she was out of town the entire weekend. we enjoyed her facilities, though. thanks, rach! and her dog, oscar, was even manageable!
we had one evening in glorious teaneck, nj and had a nice visit with some good friends. plus we ate awesome crispy tofu at a scrumptious restaurant! sorry i didn't take any pictures of that. :( we also got to see melissa and tim and meet their new daughter, ann. oh my! is she cute! it was amazing for me to see someone i know so well all of a sudden take on an entirely new role, parent! they're doing a great job of it so far. here are some cute shots i took during the 2 brief visits we had with them.
and here's a shot of baldman knocking ghost skulls in the ms. packman arcade at the vince lombardi service area off the jersey turnpike. we were killing time before we had to pick my sister up at the newark airport.
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I like how you linked one of each of the words from "good friends" to either my blog or Ant's page.
It was good seeing you guys, good luck with your garden, see you in6 weeks (it is that close already!)
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