Quick Update
Well, this blog hasn't really served a noticeable purpose in my life for a while since most people I stay in touch with have contacted me via email/Facebook/other means (oh yes...the phone!) but I just wanted to write a very quick update in case there are people out there who still follow this blog :)1) Work-wise: I currently am volunteering/guest instructing for Bridges to Understanding and working full time at the University of Washington Medical Center's department of Organizational Development and Training. Our team helps do small-group consulting/team-building projects and larger continuing education projects (in the "soft-skills" category - leadership development/customer service) for all staff at the UWMC. It's a fast-paced, exciting work environment and I really enjoy being able to apply lessons I've learned from my past education/psychology experiences. I'm also taking a Training Specialist Certificate program which has helped me think about how adults learn in a broader context.
2) Dance-wise: last fall I started teaching Introduction to Lindy Hop with legendary Seattle instructor Chris Chapman at HepCat Productions, www.SeattleSwing.Com. You can check our class offerings out at the website, and there's a neat little bio here. Teaching has been fascinating on so many levels...I've realized that in the very beginning stages, the process of learning dance is very similar to learning a language (but in addition to linguistic intelligence you have to add musical and kinesthetic to the mix!). Really, though, partner dancing is essentially nonverbal communication (set to music) and the best way to learn any form of communication is to immerse oneself in it. I've thoroughly enjoyed teaching from a social, kinesthetic and musical perspective and I hope to expand to teaching children (especially those from a lower socioeconomic background for whom dance is generally a luxury). I've also done some performing and video-taping of local social dancing/events in the Seattle area, accessible on my youtube site.
3) Other: I'm still playing indoor soccer with Arena Sports; I organized a team made mostly from members of the Seattle Anti-Freeze group, which seeks to welcome people into the Seattle area (and get rid of the notion that there is a "Seattle Freeze" where people are only superficially nice). It's been a fun way to meet people I normally wouldn't come into contact with otherwise!
I'm also delving more into the realm of photography (see my flickr site here) since I acquired my first digital SLR camera last December. I've figured out a few of the settings but am looking forward to graduating to manual one of these days!
Other than that, I've been doing a few other professional/personal development activities and mostly spending time with friends/family and continuing to explore Seattle. I moved away from cap hill last summer and am enjoying the Greenlake neighborhood and spending more time in the U district. I'm likely going to start volunteering once my Training Specialist program is over and am excited to see what the future holds :) Ciao for now! | posted by Cheryl, 4/13/2009 11:15:00 AM
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