My trip to Phoenix

Well I am back from my trip to Phoenix. The weather was beautiful. 60 and sunny the entire time. Well Friday morning it rained but cleared out by 10 am...so no big deal. The conference (Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology) was good. A few people from my university went and I met a few really nice people to hang out with. Met a little cutie from Utah who was really interesting and fun. All in all, I had a good time, it was nice to get away, but boy am I glad to be home. There truly is no place like home...having your own bed, the comforts of home, and of course my babies (the two-legged ones and four-legged ones).

I got to sight-see a little bit on Friday. But since I has received a fellowship from TCS and the AMS both of which are co-sponsors of this meeting, I had a lot of people to meet. I attended the AMS luncheon where I got to sit next to some pretty big names in the field of microscope research, which was both intimidating and exhilarating.


This is the Rosson House, circa late 1800's. Very beautiful. This is part of Heritage Square, which is adjacent to the Science Museum and History Museum. We had lunch at a Victorian Tea Room in Heritage Square that day. The food was delicious.



This picture is of me giving my talk on Thursday. I was glad to get it over with on the first full day of the meeting. That way I got to enjoy the rest of the meeting without having to worry about my talk. It is always nice to go earlier rather than later.

--ShrimpGirl