Carrie and the KC Gang (More Blogs)

The young adults at Rock Bottom Brewery Friday night.
We hopped off the bus after Comedy Sportz and went to an Irish pub Saturday night. I normally don't do such things and felt like collapsing after two nights of about 4.5 hours of sleep each, but hey, when in Milwaukee... (and hanging out with such great people, too)

For the next few young adult stories I have links to other blogs. Young adults are very active in the Kansas City Chapter. I link to their blog here so that you can read the experiences of Sarah Mosher, Victor Prechtel, Kelly Rogel and Dennis Selznik, who have all posted (or will be posting shortly) their unique perspectives on the convention.

Another awesome person I met at the convention was twenty year old Carrie Martin of Tennessee. She is interested in audiology and was definitely inspired at the convention. You should check out Carrie’s blog, which she started specifically so she could share her experiences at the convention. Her introductory blog explains who she is much better than I can.

It was so great to meet so many cool people who understand what other hard of hearing people are going through. It was awesome to be able to hang out at a bar with a group of people (something I might avoid altogether under normal conditions) and not feel totally out of the loop. What’s really great is that even though we all come from different parts of the country, we can still keep in touch online via facebook, hearing loss nation and our own personal blogs.

HLAA really encourages young adults to get involved at the local, state and national levels. The association tries its hardest each year to get sponsors for young adult scholarships, so if you are a young adult and have never been to a convention, remember to apply for a scholarship in 2011! Many of us have received scholarships over the past couple of years, and you can too! Just visit the convention page in early 2011 and apply by the end of March. Come to the convention in D.C. I promise you will make so many new friends and have such a great time, even if you don't get a scholarship, it's worth the money. Please join us!