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August 10, 2005
Pasedena
Pasadena is a funny place. It seems like a very domestic version of LA. Lots of tree-lined streets and sleepy little neighborhoods. It seems very average, but it's not. There is ethnic diversity like I've never seen anywhere else. And to remind me of it every day, signs on businesses around here are written in alphabets I've never even seen before. Then to top it off, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is here. The branch of NASA that runs the shuttle and many other space missions. The JPL is on a fairly nondescript street with only a average sign and a unusual number of antennas on the roof to identify it. I mean, it's an important building. Big, fast things happen there, but you wouldn't know it from driving by. Pasadena feels like that to me.
Also, I'm saying goodbye to ESI here. 4 of the last 5 summers I've been here for ESI training. 1 summer to be trained, and 3 summers to train other teachers. It's been fun. I have enjoyed the people and the time here. It's yet one more good-bye in a long series of good-byes as I transition to the next phase of my life. I will miss being a part of this group. Good people all.
Posted by neal on August 10, 2005 03:27 PM