So, needless to say, the conference is now over! It was an awesome experience - definitely including some of the frustrating, difficult moments I imagined but overall it was awesome, am very very glad that I did it. In particular the ER side of things seemed to go more or less smoothly - running everything in a hotel rather than a university campus made everything much easier on us than usual!
By far my favourite day was the Learning Networks day in the middle of the conference, with panel discussions, workshops and speeches around the theme of sustainability. There were some really interesting people there (including the ex-president of Bolivia - photo opp!) and I got to attend some of the sessions and speeches on the day which were really worthwhile.
So, after that we did a few days debrief in Itapecericia, before I headed up to the Northeast for a holiday! Spent a couple of days in the capital of the state, Salvador which is very pretty and very very different to any of the other cities I´ve been to in Brazil so far. Last night I spent an eventful day travelling to a little town called Lençois, which aside from being very pretty, is the gateway to one of the most beautiful national parks in Brazil - I~ve got some walking and horseriding treks lined up for the next couple of days and am tempted already to spend longer than the 4 days I´ve planned here as it´s really very nice - relaxing, pretty, and there´s a festival in town!!
By far my favourite day was the Learning Networks day in the middle of the conference, with panel discussions, workshops and speeches around the theme of sustainability. There were some really interesting people there (including the ex-president of Bolivia - photo opp!) and I got to attend some of the sessions and speeches on the day which were really worthwhile.
So, after that we did a few days debrief in Itapecericia, before I headed up to the Northeast for a holiday! Spent a couple of days in the capital of the state, Salvador which is very pretty and very very different to any of the other cities I´ve been to in Brazil so far. Last night I spent an eventful day travelling to a little town called Lençois, which aside from being very pretty, is the gateway to one of the most beautiful national parks in Brazil - I~ve got some walking and horseriding treks lined up for the next couple of days and am tempted already to spend longer than the 4 days I´ve planned here as it´s really very nice - relaxing, pretty, and there´s a festival in town!!
