Espku conference

Friday:
We have just woken up to the song of birds mixing it up to the rhythmic thud of tennis balls hitting the court. A tennis convention? The resort here in Belek, Antalya is very big and there are many guests from all over, each sporting a plastic band on their wrist and a lost look on their face. We have worked out that the blue bracelets are worn by people attending the ESPKU conference which makes things a little easier, and a knowing smile can be exchanged freely. There are no maps or guides, you simply walk until you find what you are looking for, something that took me a while to adjust to. I like maps. Still, I can understand that sometimes it is more fun to discover things than to navigate your way to them.

Not long after checking in, a German pku family (living in Russia) recognized
us from a few emails exchanged between josh and their daughter Riccarda. It was so nice to be so warmly greeted, the commonality of our experiences with PKU instantly obvious to one another.

Dinner last night was an experience. I don't think Josh has ever seen that much food in his life... And a lot of it PKU friendly.

Saturday:
Joshua adjusted to kids club without too much worry and I have attended each of the sessions over the 2 days. I have really enjoyed hearing the different stories and summaries of the professional workshops. The age specific workshop was a particular highlight for me but I will go into detail on that at a later time.

Right now we are enjoying an impressive thunderstorm from our balcony and will soon head off for the conference dinner and cultural show.

Rxx

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