Fly on the Wall

[The following poem is an original composition. It doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with the conference- just something I thought I would post anyway.] Radio by Caroline Bishop There are too many words flowing backwards, forwards, falling from lips none the wiser. Never chosen- just spilled from mouth to ear, carelessly cast out to […]

A day at the Newseum.

I love how there are people here who are so passionate and have a deep respect for their rights. Elsewhere in America I know they can be taken for granted and not truly exercised in a respectful way on a regular basis. But here, there are so many kids who want to express themselves, explore […]

Of all the events and opportunities available to us at this conference, you would think that sleeping would be the crowd favorite. Up at 5:15 A.M. Then it’s speaker, food, group, food, sight-seeing, group, food!, speaker(s)…the process repeats. Today, obviously stated, was only one day, yet it felt like four rolled into one. It was […]

First impressions can be nerve-racking. Meeting tons of new people at once is an information overload. Keeping track of keycards, notepads, itineraries, and  your mind is a daunting task. Yet every single one of us survived through this first day. Whether it was by car or by plane, we finally arrived at George Mason University […]