Five years ago I came out of the classroom to work as a Literacy Coach.  Although the move was positive, it still had certain uncertainties.  Similarly, I look ahead to my Kenan experience.  This experience will certainly take me out of my comfort zone of teaching and working mostly with literacy and place me in a world unfamiliar.  I am excited and nervous to think of spending my days in a microbiology lab.  The curriculum development portion of this project is far more similar to my usual work, but one of the things I hope to gain from this experience is that which is new and different.  However, no matter how much new learning I gain, I believe that the relationships with colleagues from across the state will be the greatest take away.