A month late is better than never at all...enjoy.
I am an introvert, there is no question about that. I always have been, and attending conferences, conventions, or other large-scale events just exacerbate that fact. However, in order to make any kind of connections and enjoy yourself at these kinds of things, you have to step out of your comfort zone every now and then.
I had the very exciting opportunity to attend the 2012 ACUI Annual Conference in Boston this past March (THANK YOU, Region 1). Being the only student, both undergrad and graduate, in my delegation it was imperative (strong term here, but it mattered) to shake myself of this introverted-ness. As exhausting as it was to constantly be the butterfly out of the cocoon, I can honestly say that I had the best time. I loved getting to know my fellow Region 1 colleagues better and in a different setting. Per usual, I took away a lot of new ideas from ed sessions, and got some new ideas about how to better incorporate and integrate social media into our regional conference in November.
Overall, #ACUI12 was a great experience and I was so grateful for the opportunity to attend.
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