The rest of the week seemed to slip away. As a family, we explored Tuscon a little bit at a time, enjoyed the local food, and took some great pictures along the way. I didn't have many events that I was flying in at NARAM, so I found myself helping other competitors from my club and some of our friends from other clubs. Zach and I kept talking about the article with our dads when no one else was really around and the Flying I-Beam Kids joined in occasionally as well.
Photo by Chris Taylor |
Friday night was the awards banquet. NARAM was coming to an end. I was excited to get home and start putting the wheels in motion to get my article out there for everyone to see. The awards banquet seemed to go by quickly, and we began to socialize with our friends and say good bye until the next year. John H. came over to thank me for my help and then he began talking to my dad. I was sucked into another conversation, but when I looked back over awhile later, they were still talking.
When Dad and I finally made it back to the hotel room, he shut the door and handed me a business card. I took it, thoroughly confused. He looked at me and gave me a huge smile. I looked down at the card in my hand, it was John's card. I became even more confused. Dad explained that he had been talking to John about "The B Division Problem". John was getting worried that the problem was getting too big and no one seemed to know how to fix it. No one on the board seemed to know what to do. Dad had told him about my article and told him "What would you say if I told you that the kids are already coming up with ideas on how to fix it?" Dad proceeded to tell him about my article. John was interested. The vice president of the NAR wanted to read my article!
Until next time, fly high, stay safe, and have fun!
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