Ecology Field Trip May 10-21, 2009

What a glorious adventure! A ten-day trip from Mt. St. Helens, WA down the coast of Oregon to the Redwoods and back to Portland. The three professors from Concordias in Portland and Austin: Meissner, Polozov and Kunert are brilliant experts in biology, ecology, ornithology and more! The fourteen students were delightful and fun to be with! I couldn't keep up with all the long hikes, but enjoyed the conversations on the van and the diverse lectures on the flora and fauna of the region! The most dramatic highlight was the Multonomah Falls!

Krista Farmer & Powell's!

So, its off to Portland OR to connect with my long-time friend from Austin, TX! Krista and I ate Cuban, Italian and Indian food and walked all over this beautiful city of Bridges! Fortunately it was a remarkable weekend, the sun and most of the city were out enjoying this first weekend in May. The remarkable part of Portland, is, of course, Powell's--the huge bookstore with old and new books that you can't live without! My car was already overpacked and I bought so many books that Krista had to plan to mail them to me in June!

You can never have too many friends or too many books, Right?

The Remarkable Amy Keiper

One of the special treats at Whitworth was getting to know Amy Keiper, the granddaughter of my friend and colleague at Concordia Texas, Gert Keiper. Here we at in front of the Spokane Falls before lunch at Clinkerdaggers--our favorite restaurant! She'll be a unique and wonderful teacher like her parents in Linden, WA and Grandmother are! Miss you, girl!

What a Class Act!

So, I finally had to say goodbye to my Whitworth life and get ready for my May adventures! This photo is of my Democracy, Leadership and Schooling class I taught throughout the semester! They had a final School Reform Project (simulation) with both a written and oral component and (of course) Aced it all! Can you tell we had a good time? Thanks, one and all--especially Randy Michaelis and Dennis Sterner who made it happen!
I had a really tough time saying goodbye without weeping and everyone was so kind! I know I'll be back somehow!