Making the long flight

So, I am currently in Asheville, North Carolina for the Work College Conference. Most of my thinking this weekend has been about Craftsbury, not about anything to do with work colleges. Some of our talks have been about what is unique to the schools, which the first thing that came to mind (aside from everything out of the ordinary) was our class. Nobody at these schools really know about the history of the communities and the people that inherit them. So I sat down and I really thought about when we went to the Care Center. I thought alot about my grandparents and thought about how long it has been since i've seen them. After noticing this with these schools, I'm really proud to be in this class. And after the Care Center, I have decided this: I am flying to New Mexico for Thanksgiving and I will be going to visit my grandparents. I haven't seen them in about 10 years, which is quite some time. So I will be traveling to talk more with them, stay with them and hear their stories. Hopefully being in a new place (New Mexico) for even this short amount of time, I will learn about their community and some how bring it back to Craftsbury with me. I'm also trying to get my little brother to fly down and meet me there as well, so he can be there too, since he hasn't seen them since he was 3 years old.

Well I am off to the banquet and then after a few short hours, we are back to the airport for a 4am flight and 3 different planes. This has really given me time to get away from Vermont and back to my stomping grounds, but also to realize how lucky I am to be able to go to school in Vermont, an area of such beauty.