Jennifer Anne Kogler

So, I’ve been a fan of Austin ever since I visited in 2006.  I really like the Bat Bridge (I don’t know if that’s what it’s officially called . . . but it’s that place where all the bats fly out at dusk) and I really like the attitudes of Austinians.  So I was predisposed to having a great visit.  And I did.

I kicked off my week there at Hill Country Middle School . . . a great school with great kids and a great media specialist, Heather Schubert and great aide Leslie Wilson.  Honestly, I am amazed at the art skills on display at many of the schools I go.   Ah, the wonder of butcher paper.  See below.

  Neat, huh?  Then I was onto West Ridge Middle School with Pat Martinez and her beautiful library.  We’re talking lamps and cozy corners and a pretty awesome u-shape.  It actually makes me want to be there right now just thinking about it.  There was a hilarious teleporter there who convinced even me that he had teleported, if only for a moment.  You never know.

I ended my week at the very literary-named O Henry Middle School.  The ebullient Sara Stevenson squired me around and also had enough enthusiasm to keep me energized even though it was Friday and I think I my sleep depravation finally caught up with me.  I’ve been bouncing back and forth, coast-to-coast so much that I think even my jet lag is jet lagged.  

I also got to visit one of my best friends who is at UT Law School, so all in all, a great week.  Tomorrow, I’ll tell you all about Tampa.  But you can move back from the edge of your seat . . . that can’t be comfortable.  g’night.