I went to London last week for work, to BETT (British Educational Training and Technology Show). It is one of the largest edtech conferences in the world, and I’ve wanted to go for years. I was super excited that I had a reason to go this year!
I left Monday, landed Tuesday, and returned Friday – a very quick trip (in fact, I missed some of the conference as it ended on Saturday, but I had reasons to be back). Tuesday I got settled in my hotel by late afternoon and went out walking to see some things I hadn’t before. Then I realized how incredibly hungry I was and, after figuring out the Underground, made it to Chinatown for dinner.
I walked the Tower Bridge and saw the Tower of London from the Thames, which were two things I wanted to do near my hotel. It started to snow while I was on the bridge, and that was lovely!
Then I met up with the Hacking STEM team at a restaurant near my hotel before heading to bed and attempting to sleep off schedule and get ready for Wednesday. My breakfast view was lovely.
Walking into the show was so impressive! I also presented both Wednesday and Thursday in the Microsoft Teacher Academy area to between 30 and 40 educators who drop by.
It was a very busy four days, but I made some great connections and some new business for my company. It was a successful trip!
The Keene Family 