This past weekend I attended
my very first writer’s conference. It
took place at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. I was nervous about attending an event that I
considered a next step, or a step up, in my growth as a writer. I thought I’d be writing this post about all the great
things I learned; and although I enjoyed the sessions at Northwestern, and
enjoyed exploring downtown Chicago, I
found that all the classes and seminars I have attended right here in the Quad
Cities are not much different than the ones I attended at Northwestern- therefore,
I’d say the Quad Cities obviously offers a top notch education! I ‘m happy to know that I don’t need to travel
far from home to find excellence in education.
Score: Big City- Zero; Quad
Cities- 1 J
I remember back when we
first moved to the Quad Cities through a job transfer from my husband’s employer.
I found so many opportunities for higher
education within just a ten mile radius of my home. That was exciting for me because
my home town had one community college, which I attended, and no other colleges
for miles and miles around. I told my
husband that I wanted to finish my education before we were transferred to
another city. He thought that was a great idea. (By the way, we were never transferred
and have made the QC our home!)
While raising a family, I
finished my degrees at Western Illinois University, Quad City campus. I also
took classes at Scott Community College, St. Ambrose University, and Augustana
College. I left no campus un-used!!!! I've taken many, many classes over the years, but none will top the EIWP that I've talked about in previous posts-- including Northwestern.
This blog post started as an
account of my writing conference experience in Chicago and but became a
celebration of my community’s higher education options.
So I must ask you, Can you
name something great about your community? Do you take advantage of that great
thing? Or sometimes take it for granted?
Stop and take a look around!
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