For the first time, I met another AP teacher from Alaska. We met randomly on the shuttle from the airport (I heard her telling someone she is from Eagle River), but we also happen to be assigned to the same question (DBQ) and table. This will be the first time that I will know someone at my table before our first day of reading.
It was a long journey. I was at the airport at 7:30 pm AKDST (10:30 pm CDST) and didn’t arrive at my hotel until about 5 pm CDST (2 pm AKDST). That’s about 18 1/2 hours of travel where I was only able to catch about 3 hrs of sleep.
I plan on tucking in early so I don’t sleep through essays tomorrow. My room is on the 25th floor of the Sheraton at Crowne Center, so I have quite a view.
It was nice reconnecting with a good deal of my friends from previous years. I was a little trepidatious coming this year, but I’m already glad I did.