Carribbean

... going on. On this trip, I hope to finally catch some good swell on the Pacific side of the country, and perhaps do the same on the Carribbean side. Stay tuned for more updates and feel free to leave messages - it´s always great to hear from all of you!

Hey there! This is a travelogue from my month long winter escape to the Bahamas this past March. You'll meet new friends, old friends, visit pink sand beaches and the waves of both the Atlantic and the Carribbean. Enjoy!

... culture. Undoubtedly more Carribbean than Latin American. So, with all cheesy, cliched associations intended...Welcome to the Carribbean. I stayed, dived and watched underwhelming World Cup matches at Altons. Before diving however, we had some other ...

... and so forth...However, perhaps the most intriguing, the most cracked, weathered and charismatic is the largely unexplored Carribbean coast. From Honduras down to Costa Rica the geography is dense rainforest spotted with a series of interlinking rivers ...

... destination for tourists and natives alike, many years before backpackers started filtering through Cartagena was frequented by many Carribbean cruise liners. Leaving the Dreamer on Friday dinnertime to hugs and farewells we boarded the ...

... a bit muddy. We jumped aboard a boat heading for Isla fuerte. We arrived to what seemed to be a nice island. It had nice carribbean water. (Not paticualry warm)  But it was enjoyable. We had organised a place to stay but later found out that our man ...

... skies with clouds of silver lining.  The rains that come every day to wash away the dirt filled streets.  I´m on a carribbean island! 27 CHARCOS:  We had volunteer visits, which means that as trainees we went to go stay with a current ...

... team in North Carolina, which means she very soon became a dot on the darkening horizon. I watched the sun disappear into the Carribbean and rowed and rowed without much progress. But after much rowing and one long panic attack, I made it back to ...

... off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, with sandy white beaches and turquoise waters. The people are very laid back and carribbean. They speak a mixture of English, Spanish and Creole making them very difficult to understand and they nearly all ...

... and its offically 24 flights total since the beginning of April. Yikes! Now I have found my way to the coolest place in the Carribbean.. Trinidad! Vishala is getting hitched and I had to be here since I missed the Austin wedding. I'm still in a bit of ...

... Blue Hole trip wasn’t the exactly with the best diving company "aqua dive" the equivalent of the cowboys of the Carribbean, most of the equipment was either the wrong size or partial broken. Which isn’t exactly reassuring when you are going ...

First impression: It's hot, it's sunny and it definitely feels like the Carribbean. Very touristic though... Update: The sea is absolutely great and the beach too! It's very crowded though and the city is very touristic. It feels exactly like Chaweng ...

I woke up today and had the rest of my classes. Well, first I had global studies (which we have everyday) and then I had my World Literature class. It seems fun. After that class I went with Nicole, Ashley, and Andrea to eat lunch. Then I had to ...

Rabbit, Rabbit! Today we had out first day of classes. I woke up early (730am) and went to the gym from 8-830, had breakfast and went to my global studies class (920-1035), violence against women and children psychology (1045-12), had lunch, then ...

Today we had an assembly to meet all the faculty at 9am. Erica (roommate) and I got up at 8, had breakfast and headed to watch the assembly. The food so far is pretty good. They had eggs, pancakes, toast, bagels, fruit, cereal, and lots of other ...

Well, I woke up today and went to the beach for an hour or so then I went to the room and finished packing. I left the hotel around 1120 and it began to rain. Lugging all my bags in the Bahamian downpour was definately interesting. I was on board the ...

we are getting home today. i wish that i didn't have to go home and go back to school. but i guess we have to get back to reality sometime. we had a family photo taken and got it put on a keychain. we shopped about 1-3 places along the ...

saw my grandfather as santa. got a free tee shirt out of sitting in his lap. i was lipsynicing escapade from janet jackson in a talent show. mom did 12 days of christmas. it was a fun trip. one that would be memorable for the rest of our ...