Guam & Philippines, Here I Come!
Friends:
This is the beginning of when I started packing for my international tour in Guam and the Philippines. I was actually all packed and ready to go quite early when I found out from Continental Airlines that the baggage weight allowance had changed. It is now 50 lbs. per checked-in bag instead of 70 lbs. I had to repack everything. I now have one carry-on and two suitcases to check in. Even so, I am overweight on one of the suitcases and will have to pay the $50 fee. Sigh. Oh well… It’s hard to pack “light” when you are gone for three weeks, have to present workshops in two different countries, and have only one option!
Anyway, besides being a nervous wreck (”Did I forget anything important?!!!), I am excited about my trip. I will visit two schools in Guam (K-5), present at the Guam Reading Association meeting, and be interviewed on a news show in Guam. In the Philippines, I am performing at a large all-girls schools in Metro Manila as well as presenting two all-day teacher workshops for Scholastic Books. It’s going to be a ton of fun!
I will be checking my email as often as possible but I may not be as easy to reach as when I am stateside. I’ll also be blogging as often as I can, uploading pictures from my trip.
Talk to you soon! Wish me safe travels…
Warmly, Dianne
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