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Maricopa County, Week 2

Date: Week of February 3^rd


Locale: Phoenix, Arizona


         This week finds me in Maricopa County Arizona (Phoenix), for a class I haven't taught in over 7 years!  It's changed a lot since then, and I put in a lot of time preparing for the class.  As I suspected, the second week went quite a bit better than the first one!


         My struggles with one of the hands-on labs were gone this week, in fact, everything went pretty smoothly.  At times, some of the students struggled with completing their hands-on activities, but I was able to answer all their questions, and assisted them in completing them.  All in all, I felt everything went about as it should.  I still have some areas to improve on, still need to gain more in-depth knowledge of this course, but I'm quite happy with this past week.


Noteworthy Restaurants:


         The Original Blue Adobe Grille          http://www.originalblueadobe.com/menu.html  I dined here my last time in Phoenix, and was determined to return.  Their Green Chile Corn Chowder is excellent, as was the Ocean Front, New Mexico.  Shrimp Cocktail Relleno on a painted plate of Shrimp Cocktail Sauce, Lobster Tamale with Mango Salsa & Raspberry Chipotle. Red Chile Rice.  Yummmmmmm!  I'd say business for this place is going very well, when I came in (a Saturday evening), they had open tables, but a book full of reservations, and were ecstatic when I volunteered to sit at the bar. 


         Hula's Modern Tiki          http://www.hulasmoderntiki.com/menu  You might wonder why I came to a Hawaiian style restaurant in Phoenix.  Well, I was browsing Google maps looking for likely restaurants, and when I saw this one, the menu appealed to me.  Their Tuna Poke was excellent!  Their traditional Kalbi Ribs were good too, but I've had better in states other than Hawaii....



Historic/Interesting Places Visited:

         Tombstone Arizona          Tombstone of course, is famous for 'The Gunfight at the OK Corral'.  The gunfight was actually in a vacant lot next door to the corral./  As it turns out, I probably parked just a few feet away from where it all occurred.  This is really a tourist trap at heart, but one I just had to visit.  If you find yourself in the Phoenix or Tucson area of Arizona, you should visit it too.

'Downtown' Tombstone, Az

In Closing

         I will spend next week home before going up to Schaumburg next Sunday to teach a class.  Til next time, be good to yourselves and those you love, and WRITE!



Jim Dorrell