May 2 Orientation Dinner
Last night was our celebratory orientation dinner and we got to meet the friendly faces behind the Fund For Teachers. It was AMAZING! Truly an inspiring evening. The energy in the ballroom that was filled with 149 CT 2018 fellows and nearly 50 FFT staff, previous fellows, and proposal readers (aka ambassadors) was undeniably present. The evening started with receiving our funds and sitting through a logistics meeting. This learning experience that Doreen and I are to embark on is already so much more than we expected. You will have continue to read our blog to find out just what is to come! After the short meeting we were able to mingle with other fellows before sitting down to dinner. Up until last night we only knew the names of the other CT fellow recipients, not their actual fellowships. Well, last night we found out that there is a team of 3 ladies from East Hartford that are attending The Creativity Workshop in Crete also!!!!! Naturally, I wanted to chat with them all night a