The Great American Teach-in is an opportunity, once a year, to invite professionals to come into your classroom and talk to the students about their work and what it entails. I had the privilege of presenting this year for my CT's 3rd grade class and the entire pod. First, I talked all about my job as a pharmacy technician, and all of the trainings I had to complete to become one. Then, for the most exciting part, I got to tell them all about my second job, as a balloon artist. That's right, a balloon artist! I told them all about how I travel to fall festivals and birthday parties to make balloon art for children. I taught them how to do the 3 most important twists needed to make any balloon object, and at the end I let the teachers choose 1 student from each class to come up and learn to make a balloon sword. When reflecting upon my performance, the thing that most stood out, was the look of sheer happiness on all of their faces. From several pieces of literature that I have had the privilege of reading this semester, I know that some of these kids come from questionable homes, with little or no money, and they have probably never experienced even something as simple as someone making balloon animals. And after my "performance", for lack of a better word, I was reminded by the smiles on their faces how much joy I can bring to these kids, and how much joy they bring to my life. I'm so glad to have ben able to experience this special day with them, and to give them an opportunity to see