I'm back...

Yes, it's been awhile since I posted... but I'm back in full swing in Up with People so time to start updating. This will be brief since there is so much to do here in Tucson before the cast arrives on February 12th. I'll give you the highlights.

• I had a wonderful time in Colorado and Texas during the holidays. The time went to fast, but it was nice to be home for awhile, see everyone and have a little downtime.
• I met Cast A 2007 in Denver on January 6th. They are a fantastic group of students- 53 students, 15 staff from 19 countries! I am so excited for this semester- it is going to rock!
• Especially because I will be going to Thailand in April! Up with People is traveling to Thailand for the first time ever and I am one of the ERCs who have been selected to go in advance and prepare for the cast visit. I don't know many details yet, except that I will be in Chang Mai (northern Thailand) and that it is going to be awesome!
• I returned to Tucson last Thursday, ready to escape frigid Colorado and get some sun. It snowed here Sunday. It was really funny- schools were closed, bridges were shut down... all for barely an inch of snow. Ha!
  
• Things are rolling here in Tucson as we prepare for the cast visit. Tickets should (hopefully) be on sale soon, we have our first host family meeting on Saturday as well and my intern, Tina from Sweden, arrives Monday. I can't wait for her to get here and help! There is so much to do!!