I’ve been back from Canada for almost two weeks now, and let me just say it was the best ResNet conference I’ve been to.  Fredericton was absolutely gorgeous, and its citizens were the most friendly hosts I’ve ever experienced.  I had the chance to attend some really thought-provoking sessions and feel more prepared and enthused to begin another fall semester.  There’s just something to be said about getting to spend five days with two hundred people who do the same work you do, experience the same issues, and just understand.

While I was there I had the opportunity to reacquaint myself with old ResNetters and network with new ones.  I had more seafood (good, real seafood…not the stuff you get in Arizona) than I thought possible and even spent an afternoon on a boat whale watching.  However, due to the fact that the fog was so thick you couldn’t see anything in front of you, we didn’t get to see any whales, but we did get to see puffin, bald eagles, and harbor seals.  Plus, I got to hold sea urchin and a sea cucumber!  Once a biologist, always a biologist.  I could tell a hundred stories, but for now you’ll just have to settle for pictures.

Pictures of Fredericton:
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Fueling My Love Of Churches:
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Whale Watching In The Fog:
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