Wowsers! I have surfaced for air!!!! Things have been so busy that I am way behind in sharing the adventure!!!
Before I go any further...a HUGE "SHOUT OUT" to my 4 followers (yes FOUR! and I didn't offer them any money!)...Amanda, Ashley, Jan and Alex! XOXOX to all!!! (By the way Jan I've been talking to folks about our work with NOAA. Ms. Kristy wants us to show her what we do...tell Caroline and Michael. WE will now instruct!!! I'm looking forward to getting back to our testing.)
A couple short stories I forgot to mention about Nobel Prize Laureates:
Sir Rich Roberts...when asked about any "missed opportunities" in his life he shared the following:
When he was 17 he would skip school and would go play billiards (shoot pool). He said he was very good and was hoping to become a Champion Billiard player. He eventually got caught by the Principal which he thought was going to result in his expulsion from school allowing him to begin his billiard career. Instead, his parents and Principal came to an agreement...he was allowed to stay in school. Sir Rich Roberts felt that this was his "missed opportunity" to become Champion Billiard player (pool shark). LOL !!! (this means "laugh out loud" for us old people.)
Another Nobel Prize Laureate told a story of having their research rejected for publishing just weeks before receiving the Nobel Prize award...the CRITICS are many! And we ALL experience them!!!
Back to Science Fair:
It's Wednesday, May 11th. The official JUDGING DAY. I have volunteered to work with the Observers Activities since teachers are not allowed in thejudging hall. Only "Official" people are allowed to enter - students, judges,...etc. I was going to be around Gabby since she was our NEFRSEF OBSERVER. (That means she's awesome and we expect to have her representing us as an official project next year!) We had another Observer (Marcus) but unfortunately he was unable to attend. Anyway...Gabby and I go to sign-in and to my shock they were in desperate need of Spanish Interpreters. (Really?...we are in California for goodness sake!) OK. So now they have given me more ribbons to hang on my lanyard and off to the JUDGING HALL I go. I am assigned about 4 + project to interpret for. I'm a bit nervous because I've never done this before. I only speak Spanish primarily with family. What if I didn't know the Spanish... or the Science...or BOTH! Holy Guacamole! But what the heck...I'd make the best of it anyway. When I arrived I realized the kids were more nervous than me. The thought that they had done this work and wouldn't be able to communicate their project scared the stew out of them. We quickly made friends (more Biffles...I was as comfortable with them as they were with me. All of a sudden these were MY kids and I had to make sure their story was told well!
I've got to go for now...I'll fill you in when I return...about my international kiddos...about the incredible successes of our awesome team!
