Sorry, no pictures right now. I was up at 3 a.m. for a 6 a.m. flight to Chicago. It was very tough leaving my girls asleep in their beds and my husband at the airport. I arrived in Chicago at 7:30 a.m. EDT and was on a plane for San Francisco at 9 a.m. EDT. We arrived in San Francisco at 10:30 a.m. PST (1:30 p.m. EST). There were about 50 other teachers waiting and we all got on board a bus to the hotel.

I had a little time to relax and then it was off to orientation. I'm now on a little break before our dinner reception. I'm actually ready to fall over since my body says it's after 9:35 p.m. at night.

Just a few more hours and I can go to sleep!

All of the teachers here are extremely professional and motivated. This is going to be a very rewarding trip - professionally and personally.