NCLR Chicago Conference!!

7/24 – 7/29Billie Jo MartinezMargarita Andujo

Where We Stayed:� We stayed at the Hilton Palmer House & Tower Hotel.� The city was amazing! It was pretty big too, compared to all

of New Mexico. Haha jk…..� We were able to do plenty of site seeing which was an

experience, very enjoyable.� We were able to take a boat ride, Chicago at Sunset, walked

the Magnificent Mile, we went to Chirque Shanghi, we saw this shiny egg, and this awesome fountain with a face that spewed water from the mouth.

� Also, McDonalds around the corner was very helpful. =]

Communication Skills� This was the first Work shop we attended. It was

really interesting.� They did an ice breaker so we will fill more

comfortable with the other participants.� ICE BREAKER…. � It’s important to network with people from different

back grounds.� It’s important to communicate well because if not

your point will not get across.

SHOWING EMOTIONS

� We met Pepe as he called himself. Haha

� He separated us in groups of two, and told us to stair in the eyes of one another to memorize each others faces. Then we told a story about someone who interests us to the other person.

� He picked one group to tell the story of what they learned about.

Teen dating / violence

� They talked to us about the percentage of females that are being abused in relationships.

� 90% are females being abused and 10% are males.

� We also learned about the different types of abuse in a relationship.

Health � Latinos are ranked the highest ethnicity of

being over weight and having diabetes.

� How can we try to prevent this? � Eating less fast food, sweets, and deep fried

foods.� Eating more vegetables and fruits (Yummy!)� Exercise!!!! AT least 30 minutes a day ☺

� Starting from the left� Dwayne Quintana � Margarita Andujo� Billie Jo Martinez � Gilbert Maes

In the morning before we

started our dayin Monica & Kim’s room.

� Magge and Billie on the boat ride.

� Pretty cool stuff.

� Magge and Kim

The end of our trip to Chicago

ANY QUESTIONS?