Well, Jeremy and I have just came back from the Cayman Islands and we had a wonderful time. It was great hanging out with my brother and the diving was pretty good also. I will post a few pictures here but also, you can check them out on facebook (even if you are not a member) by going to these links. Comment, and let me know what you think. http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2319775&l=3a7eb&id=5701930 http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2319791&l=ad6eb&id=5701930 [View Full Entry]

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Sailing Day Spent our first day on board sailing our way to our first destination. As predicted, there were several storms off the bough, but the captain managed to skirt them all! Spent all day in the sun (eek!), and spent the evening at the Captains Welcome Aboard Cocktail party -- where we met Alex. After our first fancy dinner, we met back up with Alex & went dancing at Club Hot! (Mostly older people swinging to the the 50's-60's-70's. It was a blast! Grand Cayman First port of call! We decided not to take any excursions, but rather grab a [View Full Entry]

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Wahoo, a summer cruise thru the Western Caribbean! There's only one catch... it's Hurricane season! (BUt that's when you get the cheap deals...) Michelle, Nicole, & I were in for an adventure. MIAMI - Day 1: Arrived late afternoon on Saturday the 30th. Surprise, surprise... Hurricane Gustov had brought with it lots of rain & overcast skies. After checking into the Airport Hilton (wish we would have been able to stay at the Marriot), took a cab to an established Cuban restaurant within a 15 minute ride. The place was jammed packed. We tried a couple local dishes (plantains & p [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone, I am writing you my last blog post from the Cayman Islands. I am leaving tomorrow for Barbados! I am super excited! I have fitting in a lot of things in before I take off. For instance James certified Sarah and I with an Advance Diving Certification. I was certified in 3 days! The first dive we did an amazing Deep Dive on this wall dive called Babylon. We swam off shore about 500 feet to this buoy and dropped down. We swam over to edge and peered over! It was a 3000 foot drop into deep dark blue. [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone! The following words were said to me before I left: “Mae you are going to be sitting there in a moment and you are not going to be able to wipe the smile from your face. You will have the overwhelming feeling of contentment and will be wallowing happiness. I am not sure who said it to me all I can say is it happened to me this last week I was drink a beer in the bar right on the water with all my new friends around me, saltiness covering my skin, sun blazing on my back, frigate [View Full Entry]

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My first dive trip to Grand Cayman took place in October of 2000. A buddy was in the process of building a rental home on the northside of the island and had asked a few of us to spend a week helping move things into the house and get it ready for the rental market. We had planned the trip months before, looking forward to doing a bit of diving between house errand. Well, if it takes 6 months or more to build a house here in the states you should at least double that time in the caribbean. At the [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone! Let me just start with the statement that my life is amazing! This place is great. I was having second thoughts about my decision to be down here until Sunday. But all is well and I am excited about being down here and living in a different place and stoked to take off for the rest of my adventure. I am figuring out some plans and I will let you all know as soon as I can. I would also like to ask if anyone wants to come visit me down here please let me know ASAP, so I [View Full Entry]

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An entry from Wendy. Hello again. We have been having a phenominal trip thus far. All of us have had at least 3 vocational days, and now we are enjoying some of the island's recreation. Some of us have swam in the Carribean Sea, and others have relaxed on the beach. We have been so very fortunate to have such a dedicated host as our guide. Carl Brown has been driving us around each day, and ensuring that we truely get to see slices of true Caymanian life and culture. There was a comment posted asking for pictures of the ocean, [View Full Entry]

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From Katie- WOW!!!When they say GSE is a once in a lifetime experience they are not kidding! there is no way i could tell you all evertyting I have had the opportunity to do (i would be writing for hours....days??) So just want to list some of the things we have been doing- went to turtle farms, dancing, swimming in the sea (out to the breakers), dancing, eatting local foods (cassava cake, turtle stew, conch fritters, meat pies), dancing, shopping and oh yeah- did i mention dancing! we have wonderful hosts that are taking good care of us and making sure [View Full Entry]

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From Katie-WOW! what a great day! it was our first vocational day and we started out great! I was lucky enough to be able to ride along with Kenita, a Social Worker, with the Department of Children and Family Services. She took me on visits to the womens prison, a girls group home (supported by Rotary) and a home for Older residents. We talked non-stop (surprise) as I asked her questions about the community and its resources and share how we approach the same issues in Arizona. Tomorrow I am headed off to the Mental Health unit at the Hospital. Cynthia's [View Full Entry]

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