Good to Be Home

I just got back from Monroe, NC this evening. It's great to be back home in Durham, NC.

Sgt. John Guard and I conducted training on domestic violence for two days. The program was sponsored by Turning Point, Union County's domestic violence program. You can learn more about them at www.unioncountyturningpoint.org. The staff at Turning Point were wonderful hostesses to us. They put together the training manuals, handled all the registrations, took us to lunch each day, and made sure that we had everything we needed. It was a pleasure to meet all of their staff and spend time with their community.

Sgt. Guard and I both enjoy traveling all over North Carolina and meeting a variety of people. I love seeing the state of NC and I like the variety of people that live here. Getting directions is always a special treat in smaller towns like Monroe. We were told to look for the Tractor Store on 74East and that's how we would find our road to get to the training center. You just don't get directions like that in Raleigh or Charlotte. I wasn't sure what to expect since the training location was called the Agriculture Center. I had some pre-conceived notions of seeing tractors all around and maybe a cow or two. I was way off base - it was fabulous - ample room for all the participants, microphones, a large screen and a giant LCD projector. Everything was ideal.

Special thanks to Krystin Jacobs and all of the staff at Turning Point for inviting Sgt. Guard and me to train in Union County. We had a great time!