SDE NATIONAL iTEACH CONFERENCE

Viva Las Vegas! I lived. I learned. I laughed. I ate!  I didn’t...win, sleep or come home with any money! I metso many amazing people, made some new inspirational friends, deepened friendships, and ran into some old friends too. Vegas was...well... eye-opening for a home-grown tomato like myself from a small Missouri farm town. 

This was the first time in my life I traveled by myself (okay I cheated and had a good friend with me when I flew out). Let’s just say, this was my first time traveling without my family. A few things I learned along the way from my good friend Cheryl Dick over at Cheryl's Classroom Tips

1. Watch which baggage tram to take or you’ll end upon the opposite side of the airport as your luggage! 

2. Should number #1 happen, don’t fret. Just find the shuttle that takes all the lost souls back to the correct terminal to get your luggage. 

3. Taxi Drivers will try to take you the long way even ifthey say it’s the short way. Do your research ahead oftime to sound like you are a pro so they won’t try to pull one over on you. 

4. If they don’t go the way you ask them to, and it takes longer than you know it should, don’t tip as big. 

5. It’s safer, and cheaper, to pay the taxi driver with cash. This way they don’t have your info and some charge a fee to use a card. 

6. Don’t talk about your room number in the hallway.

7. If you get on an elevator by yourself with other strangers, let them hit their floor first. 

8. If you forget #7 and hit your floor, and the person getting on with you doesn’t, then exits on the same floor as you...don’t go to your room until they go into theirs. It’s just safer to make sure they actually are supposed to be on that floor. 

9. Anytime you leave your room make sure your door closes and locks behind you! 

10. If you want a pretty picture with the sparkly girl’s on the Vegas strip, simply because you like sparkly things, it will cost you money! 😂 (This holds true for the scantily dressed males as well I’ve heard!) 😂 

10. Hairspray on the Vegas strip costs $25.00! Yep! You read that right! $25.00 at Walgreens. So...pack a tiny bottle in your carry on or be prepared to check a bag if you want to bring a big one! 🤣

This was an amazing experience, and I have grown so much in  the 3 days since I left my small town in Missouri. I am ready to be back home, but I can’t wait to do the SDE National Conference again! ❤️