This Hat is a Helmet

(Want to listen to this post instead?  Less screen time!  For audio, click here ) In June, I went to an improv conference in Toronto.   I’ve been doing improv for about four and a half years now and I started officially teaching at the beginning of this year.   Not only was this improv conference the first I have gone to, but it was also the first time I was capable of traveling to another city for improv since my injury.   My fellow improvisers, with whom I’ve been practicing and performing the last four and a half years, had already gone to a number of other cities for festivals, workshops and intensive courses. In my city, my improv community has been very good to me, including me and making accommodations when possible.   But the brain injury has still limited my opportunities in comparison.   As a result, I have often felt left out.   Even though I am a member of the community, it can feel like I am not truly a part of it.   For this reason, the conference in Toront