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Tecnocamp es una experiencia diseñada para despertar el entusiasmo por la ciencia y la tecnología en estudiantes de 3º y 4º ESO y 1º de bachillerato, a través de una inmersión en la universidad, estimulante y al mismo tiempo divertida.
Where to start this tale…
So, many of you may not know, that last week was a very frustrating & depressing week in my world (as self-centered as it may be sometimes). I left my apartment in Ashburn to spend the next day or so with Sara in Alexandria. I came back Monday morning to find my back door wide open… and Epson gone.
I’ll be damned if that cat was an idiot thinking it was a great idea to go romp around in 32 degree weather… not including the snow on the ground. My back door doesn’t latch properly, so it MUST be dead bolted. Whoops… must not of checked that before leaving. So I came back home from work a little early on Monday so that Sara and I could hang up flyers. After taping them up (keep in mind the wind chill is keeping the temperature just above frostbite) all over the apartment complex, moving her litter box & food outside (along with a certain stuffed Meer cat), and informing the human society we settled in to wait/hope.
No sign of her all week. I changed her water daily (due to it being frozen) and kept watch for footprints in the snow. I decided to wait an entire week before telling family/friends so that I didn’t have lots of people asking “Did you find the cat” and causing worry of their own. Friday morning, Sara and I left for Baltimore for family functions. I waaaaas going to tell my parents that evening (no use depressing the mood and then having to tell all the extended family about it) but I got a great phone call.
A neighbor of mine, whom I did not know, called from #202 (up & diagonal from me) informing me that he’d seen my cat huddled in a corner outside the apartment building. Keep in mind I’m in Baltimore, a good hour or so away, and no plans of leaving till the following evening. Graciously he took in the cat for the next 24 hours. Eureka!
Epilogue: Eps made a new friend (a tiny Chiwawa) at “Seths” place. Seth brought her in, fed her, and held on to her for me till Saturday around midnight. She seems totally find & okay since being home… and in fact was playing around 5 minutes after being back home. She was still staring out the window this morning, looking out upon all that she conquered.
Parents and guardians attending the Parent Academy had the opportunity to hear administrators describe the new PARCC test implemented this year to assess student’s development in language arts and math. The PARCC assessment test is used to measure the effectiveness of the Common Core curriculum established to teach real-life application of language and math skills necessary for college readiness and future employability.