It's Almost Time for Traveling!

This week is the last week of school.  My students are celebrating this fact, and so am I!  Next week, I continue my grant travel adventures.  For the first part of June, I will be on the East Coast; I will visit Cavendish, Vermont where Gage’s accident happened.  I have been in touch with a coordinator at the Cavendish Historical Society who will give me a tour of the town (population: ~1,500) including where Gage’s doctor lived, where he stayed to recover from the accident, and various other important places.  I’m very excited to visit Cavendish; I hear Vermont is beautiful!

My next stop will be Boston.  Every time someone asks me where I’m traveling, I list all of the cities, and people tend to get the most excited about Boston.  I’ve never been there before, and I am really looking forward to seeing the city.  While in Boston, I get to see Gage’s skull and tamping iron.  I will interview the curator of the Warren Anatomical Museum which is where the skull and tamping iron are displayed.  My students brainstormed some great questions for me to ask him!  I feel like this city, the artifacts, and the interview are going to be the central part of my documentary. 

After Boston, I will spend some time at home, and then depart for Chile.  In my next post, I will write about Chile and what I will do while in South America.  For now, though, I’m focused on finishing out the school year!