Besides sand and surf, I like to dabble in a bit of bartering with beach vendors.  I do it to engage with locals and have some fun.  I don't seek to trade "up".  I aim to release an item that I don't really want and receiving an item I do. 

I was on a cruise which stopped for the day on Antigua.  In my beach bag, I tossed a new blouse from my closet which had the tags still attached.  I brought it on the cruise because of its packability, it was sleeveless and it was stylish and a quality...

“Can you cook me a meal that I will be finished eartng in 60 minute time?”

The reply was “Yes”. It was said with confidence and so i ordered the Caribbean char grilled lobster. I had to be on board my cruise ship in 90 minutes and it was a 10 minute walk. No outside food is permitted onboard - takeout was not an option.

As I waited I had the house special cocktail. I asked what made it mint green. “It’s a secret recipe, I can’t tell you.” I accepted the mystery as part of my adventure.

Fellow...

“What are you going to do during your day in St. Kitts”? I was asked numerous times during a recent Caribbean Cruise. “ I’m returning to the infinity pool and tropical gardens”!

I discovered it through fellow travelers during my last visit.  It was a pool and hot tub in a resort on a hillside overlooking the port. I planned a day of bliss in a tropical oasis. 

The experience was a little different this time around. The majority of the lhaise lounges had reserved signs on them. I got  one of...

Someone told me that I achieved a lot in the last six months. Their comment made me realize that on a regular basis, I asked, “Do I dare do this?”  I sometimes failed at new things…but somehow/somewhere a new “door” opened.

In 2018 I expanded my community music programming, received unexpected invites to perform and I experimented with new ways to get students engaged.

People shared that I helped to spark their thinking and their willingness to go outside the comfort zone and that it was...