As Kelly island hops, you may be jealous or curious as to her exotic whereabouts. Here is what she has been up to the last few days:

• Sat. evening -  private performance of Carabana Theater’s “Back Time”, a one man show about the oldest man in the Caribbean.
• Sun. morning – Eco-tour kayaking and snorkeling in the Lagoon
• Sun. evening – This is Carnival Week in St. Thomas, and they went to Lionel Roberts Stadium for the Steelband Jamboree, followed by a visit to Carnival Village to sample local food
• Mon. and Tues. – Vocational days, we’ll have to hear from Kelly on this.
• Mon. evening – another trip to Carnival Village
• Tues. morning – Attend Rotary Club meetings
• Wed. morning – Sampling local food at Carnival Food Fair, depart for St. Croix

I am thrilled to announce that I will be departing shortly for my exchange trip to the Caribbean. The trip is part of the Rotary International GSE Program and is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity offered to young professionals. I will be traveling with a fun and fantastic team of four, along with our team leader (shown below). The Rotary Board did a wonderful job of building a very dynamic and well rounded group that enjoys being together to learn and laugh (this is important when we will be together every day for nearly 5 weeks!). We will be island hopping throughout the Caribbean for much of April and May and will be visiting St. Thomas, St. Croix, Tortola, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The team will stay with host families who will introduce us to their cultures by inviting us into their homes and showing us around. In each country, team members will be scheduled for individual vocational days, during which we observe and work along side others in our field. It is an incredible opportunity to grow both personally and professionally…not to mention having some serious fun!

April 18th is the big day, so STAY TUNED….I look forward to sharing my adventures from the road…