Pasadena Field Trip

Yesterday, I was called to sub for a 1st grade class at a small school for the blind and visually impaired in Hollywood, one block away from Paramount Studios on Melrose. Turned out most of the school was going on a field trip--in the rain!--to 'Kidspace' in Pasadena, right next to the Rose Bowl. (At a park called, coincidentally, Brookside Park.) All the totally blind students were paired one-on-one with a teacher or aide, and I wound up spending the day hand-in-hand with a 6 year-old named Isabel. (At times, my mind would float back to the days of walking hand-in-hand with my own kids when they were little.)

Isabel was a sweetheart, with one caveat--she likes to bite people. Forewarned, I was able to avoid those bites--most of the time. On the bus ride home, I learned that her nickname is 'Piranha'. (When she heard this, she smiled & everyone laughed. 'You little devil, you', an aide said, affectionately.) One of my most unique days subbing ever.