Seattle was a success! I had such a good time meeting everyone, and I feel very informed and ready to start classes on Wednesday. On the meeting everyone front--I want to create a link repository for other UW MLIS blogs. If you have one, please leave a link in the comments!

So, in short, here are a few highlights. While in Seattle, I

Met a ton of awesome, like-minded people.

Had good Mexican food. Yeah. In Seattle. I live in San Diego. This is a big deal.

Drank. Every. Single. Day.

Stayed with family I'd never met who were so kind and very fun (Hi, David & Eva!).

Rode the city bus for the first time.

Rode the wrong city bus, got lost, and had to call for help.

Ate falafel for lunch every day.

Visited the Burke Museum and saw some cool taxidermy & dino bones.

Flew alone for the first time since I was 13.

Bought this really cute ceramic origami crane for my office:

Classes start Wednesday, and I couldn't be more excited! This is gonna be great.