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Hoong Yee Krakauer
50 Ways to Love Your Conference
Posted by Jun 29, 2011
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Hoong Yee Krakauer
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Danielle Brazell & Ramona Baker
I like to think I am a better person, smarter, my head filled with new ways of thinking, and ready to rock and roll after being surrounded by people who love and respect the power of the arts to change the world.
The truth is, I am probably heavier after all of the dine-arounds and dinners out. My card case will explode with all of the business cards I collected. My eyes glaze over thinking about where to start first.
My mother, the evolved Buddhist from Bayside, did not achieve her state of grace without believing in some basic universal truths. She would say, "Get over yourself. You are just a speck in the grand scheme of things so relax. Take one step at a time."
Thanks, Mom.
I know she meant to say something like "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," but after living in Queens you start to sound like a local.
Anyway, here are some of my impressions and images from this year's American For the Arts Annual Convention in San Diego:
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