This weekend was the California Higher Education Student Summit in Sacramento, California.

It’s my second year participating in CHESS. Last year, I did a workshop with Olgalilia and Miguel. It was great!

This year, I teamed up with Olgalilia and Jose to help train students from Central California. w00t!

I enjoying teaching, training, whatever you want to call it. It’s fun to spark discussion, ask questions, give answers, and have a better understanding of things after the intellectual give and take of a classroom-like setting.

I was really fired up on Sunday after our lobby visit preparation, mock lobby visit and discussion. There is so much at stake and students and younger people are on the front lines in the Capitol arguing the need to invest in education.

Mayra was sitting in the back row observing. It was great to have her there; her presence in reassuring and inspiring. Her and I have talked about the future and what it will look like. There is much work to do.

Check out http://www.csustudents.org/about_cssa/chess/ for more info about the conference.

Also, check out http://www.studentsforcalifornia.org as well.