Stress, Fear, and Laughter in Ontario
I am so excited about this. I was a presenter at the parents conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake last week. I am so absolutely shocked to have had such an awesome audience and wonderful fellow presenters. What an awesome experience! I'm so aware that I was a bit sleepy and nervous about my presentation. I was anxious and worried that it would not go well. What a relief to get so much wonderful feedback. Thank you to everyone who sent me notes of appreciation and who came up to me to share their thoughts. Also a big thank you to all the organizers who supported me and gave me freedom to share what I wanted. When I agreed to do the presentation a part of me assumed it would be easy. It was not. I will admit it took a long time to put it all together. I wasn't sure if I would actually get it done. Oh gosh, I'm a slow typer. Also, the video was a challenge. I am a little amazed that it all went so well. What an awesome experience to see so many amazing parents show up for their deafblind children. Wow, what an amazing event. Well, I almost missed making all my amazing new friends I met because of my anxiety. My nerves were keeping me from relaxing until after my presentation and a nap, haha.
Thank you, Sasha for being my narrator. I am so grateful for your support and willingness to voice my very long presentation so well. Thank you Craig for being a great role model and comedian. Thank you Chase for helping me with my video and your friendship. This presentation has impacted me in ways I didn't expect. I'm immensely proud and thankful for hearing how it has also touched others.
I'm posting my video below at the request of many of the participants of the conference. Please respect that I am working as a presenter and me sharing this video is for personal viewing. If you would like me to present to an audience, please contact me.
I also had a wonderful time after the conference. We went to Niagara Falls - it was so awesome. I was so happy to be able to feel the water spray from the falls when we took the boat. We then went to Toronto, and we walked everywhere. We went to the CN Tower, aquarium, ROM, High Park, Casa Loma, shopping in different cool neighborhoods and explored by Lake Ontario. We went to dinner with friends - yum. We also went to a Raptors game and a Maple Leafs game. I couldn't see anything - my parents wanted to go. But, I had fun watching all the people and being a part of the excitement. We had a awesome time.
As I'm home now, I am wanting to say I truly love meeting new people and exploring new places. What about you? Do you prefer familiarity or new? It's a bit of both for me. I'm happy to be home and so glad I went.