As many of you already know, 10 out of 14 instructors attended the Zumba Conference held in Los Angeles, California. We would not have been able to do this without the love and support of our family & class members - THANK YOU!
Instead of one long post covering the entire conference, we will try and break it down by day. Let's begin with the day we left, January 30th. Those (Satomi, Maki, Liu, Dana, Sinai, Beti, Betsy, Twig, Souna & Ame) attending the conference met at the Stake Center prior to 6 am. The other instructors (with the exception of Silia - pregnant and ready to have baby within a week) Lila, Sela & Billie with the help of Owen & Simi took care of class that morning plus the next 3 days. We danced a little, took pictures and then by 6 am...actually 6:05 am to be exact, we headed out.
Dana was the first to drive. Our first stop was in Beaver, Utah. Then it was on to St. George, Utah. We decided to stop by the Hawaiian Poke Bowl and have lunch there. We met up with Thomas Iloa (Beti & Sela's first cousin who lives out in Hurricane, but whenever in SLC, he comes to EMZ) & his wife Megan. We spent an hour there and then we were on our way.
We switched drivers in St. George. Twig took over and drove us to California. Once in California, we switched drivers again & Beti took over. The first task we had was getting to the LA Convention Center. We got there without any issues. We all registered, took a quick tour around and then left.
From the Convention Center, we headed back to the hotel. We stayed in the same hotel we stayed at last year. It worked out great for us. FREE parking, FREE breakfast & FREE shuttle to and from the Convention center. That helped us save with parking at the Convention center which cost $20 each time.
We split up into our two rooms - 5 in each room. We got situated and then headed back out again. By this time, I believe it was around 8 pm or so...maybe later. We decided to check out Korea Town. Dana & Maki found a Korean BBQ place for us to dine out. For most of us, it was our first time. The food was great & the company, like always -- a lot of fun.
Since Souna was gone most of December, we missed her birthday. We decided to tell them it was her birthday. We celebrated it there at the restaurant - Road To Seoul. You better believe the whole restaurant knew it was her birthday.
After dinner, we headed back to the hotel & turned down for the night.
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