Last week I was in Anchorage for a training. Right now, the money seems to be in tobacco prevention and cessation services and as a result, our agency (well, the school) was awarded a grant to fund a school-based tobacco prevention coordinator. That's me!
So, off I went for a week to Anchorage. The first three days were for a wellness training and part of that was a track of tobacco prevention and cessation. That was pretty interesting and I met a lot of good people with which to coordinate. The latter two days of the week I spent at another conference on childhood nutrition. This conference gave me good ideas of activities to use with the students, as well as a holistic approach to tobacco prevention (i.e. not just say no to tobacco, but put it in the context of being healthy all around).
With the conference, I was also able to get out and about Anchorage. I walked to a variety of restaurants in which to eat as well as shops (large and small). It was great. It was sunny and brisk (high 30s, low 40s) the whole week. Fall is definitely apparent in Anchorage. The trees were all a lovely shade of yellow, orange or burnt red.
Below are a few photos of my journey:
The view from the plane on the way to Anchorage. Normally this is covered in mist.
Wall divider at
Ginger.
Wall art and light at
Ginger.
Baked tofu on a bed of israeli cous cous. Rich and surprisingly flavorful.
Rustic fries at
Glacier Brewhouse. I love fries and these are easily the best I have had.
The special at
Glacier Brewhouse. This is not vegan. The person next to me ordered it.
Mmmmm....room service at the Millenium Hotel. Black bean and olive hummous with warmed pita and grape tomatoes. I picked off all of the feta I could. It was not listed in the ingredients and I was disappointed to see it on my plate.
