Spring Break 2008

I'm headed to the National Science Teachers Association National Conference in Boston! A colleague and I are presenting at the conference so after writing a small grant we got money for the flight and hotel! I'll be sure to keep ya'll updated with pictures from Boston. I haven't been there since I was a kid. In fact I know I was in elementary school and my parents took me to the Science Museum and the Aquarium. As I remember the aquarium was huge and there was a ramp that went around the huge tank until you got to the top and could look down into the open tank. I was and still am absolutely terrified of sharks. Totally unfounded because I've never actually had any contact with a shark. I blame my parents for letting me see Jaws when I was a kid. It is one of those fears that even when I'm in a pool I kind of freak out in the deep end with my legs dangling, eeeeeek. Where do those stupid fears come from? I grew up by the beach and as a kid loved messing around in the water, but now, nope, no thanks, I'll wait here while you go swimming. Now I know you're thinking that sharks aren't interested in eating people, but EVERY summer someone gets attacked on the east coast... it will not be me.