Saturday, June 16, 2012

Wait... this post isn't about rugby... it's about the Caribbean


Over the past few years I have gotten various requests to get back to my blog.  I don't as a rule have the discipline for regularly on-going blogging.  I more find it a useful tool for specific events.  So, when I got a request that I try and revisit my blog this summer while I am working in the Caribbean, I agreed to it... to try that is.  We'll see how it goes.  Blogging during a World Cup is considerably easier than trying to do it on a boat with no internet and surrounded by students.  Maybe I'll just link my page to the student's updates that they will be writing every day.

I guess before I get into it all, I should give a little backstory about what the heck I am doing in the Caribbean anyways.

I am working for an organization called BroadReach for the summer.  BroadReach runs programs all over the world for middle school, high school, and college students.  I applied for the job last fall and after a long wait, I found out I got the position I wanted in February!  I will be working with a group of college students as a sailing instructor and as adjunct faculty for a Lesley-based Leadership and Ethics class.  This job seemed like the prefect fit for the summer because it combines my love of being on the water and sailing with gaining more experience teaching college courses and, did I mention, it's in the Caribbean!?!

Needless to say it's been quite the whirlwind of activity over the past month to get ready, from finding animal-sitters (Thanks Drew and Aleena!) and subletters to hours of staff training.  But it's been worth it to finally be here and get to wake up every morning and to do intervals on the beach or swim with sea turtles (gotta keep up my training).

I'll do a subsequent post talking about what I've actually been doing here for the past week and a half.  This was just meant as an intro to me actually being back at this... or trying to be. But I'll leave you with a picture from where I am living now!