On Tuesday, a jovial group of 10 UA students and 3 adults left Big D for the beautiful destination of San Diego, California. Now we are in sunny California attending the annual NAIS People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference. We have much to report about the conference but first we want to report on this fantastic city where most of us have never been before. Because we arrived one day early for the conference (due to an astronomical difference in airfare for the earlier flights), we had the special thrill of a one-day exploration of San Diego. After registering for the conference (which was super easy and smooth since we arrived ahead of the other 3000 participants), we headed directly to the San Diego Zoo - known more accurately as the World-Famous San Diego Zoo.
Well, we soon discovered why it is known as the one of he best zoos (if not THE best) in the world! It was magnificent and HUGE! How we walked! And when we couldn't walk anymore, we rode the express bus and the Sky-fari where we enjoyed fantastic aerial views of Balboa Park. Of course, the most thrilling part of the day was being so close to the animals and to see them in natural environments. Among our favorites were the pandas, koalas (by the way, they're marsupials, NOT bears), polar bears and giraffes! And other than the hour that we lost Ms. Estes on the Monkey Trail due to being distracted by gorillas, it was a flawless day!
Our day ended with a festive Baja California cuisine dinner and review of our conference program in anticipation of the big day ahead!
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