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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What a phenominal day! It was full of amazing food, fantastic sites, terrific company, and much laughter. Tomorrow is our first vocational day, and it will be a full one. Cynthia will be spending the next three days with GIS(Government Informational Services), Mishay will be shadowing someone from the District of Education, Katie will spend Tuesday and Wednesday with the Dept. of Children and Family Services and then attending a Hospice symposium on Thursday and Friday, Mark will be spending 3 days with the local police on various assignments, and Wendy will be spending three days at Savannah Primary School. We [View Full Entry]

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Close your eyes and imagine the applause of the ocean waves welcoming our arrival to Grand Cayman! We have witness some hidden secrets of Grand Cayman known only to the natives. After 12 hours of travel, we landed on Grand Cayman and were greeted by our hosts for this leg of our journey. Mark. Mishay, and Wendy are enjoying accomodations within walking distance of the shore.. Imagine rising to the sound of the ocean waves giving all praise to the heavenly Father for his majestic awesomeness. [View Full Entry]

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Every week I always offer a teen tour as part of my program. A chance for the teens to do an excursion in one of the ports with other friends from the ship, supervised by me and no parents. I’ve run plenty in the past, but I just haven’t had teens sign up for any tours here on the Liberty. Until this week. It worked out quite well actually, seeing as my replacement (Vanessa) is here; she’s a new director, being trained by me and so we got to actually do a tour instead of just talking about it. We’re in [View Full Entry]

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I haven’t been diving since I finished my scuba certification in St. Thomas back in February. Seeing as I’ll be going home soon, I decided I needed to get out diving while I have the opportunity to. Getting myself out of bed this morning to go diving took a LOT of effort. I'm having such disrupted and anxious sleeps lately, plus I was up late, having a much-needed phone call with Laura. Plus I had to get up so early for the tour. I was really really dragging this morning. So tired. And really really nervous. Just because I hadn’t been [View Full Entry]

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