Back Home From Away...

First try at writing a blog of my own. I've always been kind of skeptical about whether people actually read these things, honestly. I guess I'll find out for myself before to long. And, in the meantime, I'll chalk this up as a good writing exercise.

So, recently in my world: I just got back from CUTC, the Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference. I actually had the time if my life while I was there. Everyone was nice, and I met a lot of very interesting people (not the least of whom was Julian Spillane, important-type guy from Frozen North, an independent Canadian gaming company). The airport was terrifying. Pearson International Airport was like nothing I'd ever seen before in my life. It was incredibly huge, and the people there were just plain unfriendly. You know how they say that the Maritimes are where you find the friendliest people in Canada? It kind of felt very true at that point. I guess I was just unlucky though, because I found lots of friendly people at the conference, once I actually got there.

While I was there (I left home on Wednesday March 11 and came back late that Saturday), I went to seminars and such, exactly what you'd expect of a conference. There was a talk on Engineers Without Borders, which I loved. I've loved the things that group does ever since I heard of it. Hats off to anyone who has been a part of it. Also, I was lucky enough to not only have a talk with some Infusion reps, but also to play with a Microsoft Surface. Cool? Very.

The couple of days I spent in Toronto were just insane. I felt like I never stopped moving. I was more than a little sad to leave, considering all the people I'd met. Thanks to Facebook, I might end up staying somewhat in touch with quite a few of them though, which is good. I definitely plan on going back to the conference next year.


Which brings me back home, where I am. All day, I had to put up with the question "How was nerd camp?". Honestly, nerd camp? That was what we called Shad Valley, it's not what I'd call CUTC. Either way, I'm back, I had a great time, you should all be jealous if you didn't go, and I'm not that much of a nerd, I swear...