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Sep. 13th, 2009 06:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus13Holy crap, I've been busy. On Thursday, I did a lot of work at home and then ran downtown to be in a short clip on CBC radio. I was interviewed for the Farm Writers Conference with two other reporters and we ended up talking about farm journalism, agriculture and so many other things. One of my fellow reporters complimented me on my reaction to one of the questions which was, "What is the greatest untold story of Albertan agriculture?"
My response was, "EVERYTHING. We have so many riches here and so many incredible things and there is a lot to experience and savour, etc." So we were able to end the interview on a high note and on a positive note as well.
After this, I had to go to the reception for a little while and make plans for the tour the next day. Friday, I got up early and jumped on the bus to lead the tour. This was good, but nervewracking. Basically my co-tour person and I were responsible for 41 people and making sure that we got everywhere on time, didn't get lost and that everyone had a good time. It was extremely nervewracking and stressful for me, but I think it was an overall success. Fortunately my tour co-host was a radio announcer who had lived in Edmonton for over 15 years, which was a huge advantage. She knew the city really well and was great on the tour mike. The tour ended at St. John's Ukrainian cultural centre, where we ate a traditional Ukrainian meal and were treated to a performance by Ukrainian dancers, who then got people to try some of the dance moves. This was a huge hit!
The next day we had an early morning meeting and then a full day of conference presenters. In my opinion, the most interesting speaker we had was one who had handled the communications for the H1N1 crisis at Alberta Pork. Super interesting and enlightening. I had another morning meeting today, as I am now on the board for the Canadian Farm Writers Federation.
We had a great conference. I met a lot of people from all over Canada and had a good time learning about agricultural communications across the country. People were extremely friendly and nice.
After the conference, I still had to teach my writing group kids, who were awesome. I think 7 of my core eight have returned, and I had three new kids who were interested to join. One was painfully shy, so I'm not sure whether or not she had a good time, but we'll see if she comes back next month. It was difficult to manage the group in a way that enabled me to chat with the kids I know, while including the kids that I didn't know. I think our upcoming year is going to be good, though.
My response was, "EVERYTHING. We have so many riches here and so many incredible things and there is a lot to experience and savour, etc." So we were able to end the interview on a high note and on a positive note as well.
After this, I had to go to the reception for a little while and make plans for the tour the next day. Friday, I got up early and jumped on the bus to lead the tour. This was good, but nervewracking. Basically my co-tour person and I were responsible for 41 people and making sure that we got everywhere on time, didn't get lost and that everyone had a good time. It was extremely nervewracking and stressful for me, but I think it was an overall success. Fortunately my tour co-host was a radio announcer who had lived in Edmonton for over 15 years, which was a huge advantage. She knew the city really well and was great on the tour mike. The tour ended at St. John's Ukrainian cultural centre, where we ate a traditional Ukrainian meal and were treated to a performance by Ukrainian dancers, who then got people to try some of the dance moves. This was a huge hit!
The next day we had an early morning meeting and then a full day of conference presenters. In my opinion, the most interesting speaker we had was one who had handled the communications for the H1N1 crisis at Alberta Pork. Super interesting and enlightening. I had another morning meeting today, as I am now on the board for the Canadian Farm Writers Federation.
We had a great conference. I met a lot of people from all over Canada and had a good time learning about agricultural communications across the country. People were extremely friendly and nice.
After the conference, I still had to teach my writing group kids, who were awesome. I think 7 of my core eight have returned, and I had three new kids who were interested to join. One was painfully shy, so I'm not sure whether or not she had a good time, but we'll see if she comes back next month. It was difficult to manage the group in a way that enabled me to chat with the kids I know, while including the kids that I didn't know. I think our upcoming year is going to be good, though.
