Bridge Caribbean: Greetings from St. Vincent!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Greetings from St. Vincent!

Our group at New Montrose, our accommodation in St. Vincent

As I write this your children are out exploring Kingstown, exchanging currency, and familiarizing themselves with island life and our new surroundings for the next few weeks. The group arrived at 11pm last night (7/3) after a long and exhausting day of traveling. We let them sleep in this morning until about 10 am and then had a nice breakfast out on the porch where the photo was taken. We have just walked into town and are giving them an hour (in groups) to explore and figure out where we want to head this afternoon. It is not super hot today- a little rainy and grey- but very manageable and still nice enough to go for a quick dip. Spirits seemed high this morning after a long night of rest and the kids did great yesterday learning how to amuse themselves in the Antigua airport while we waited on Liat airlines. In the end they got a "private" plane direct to St. Vincent so we were thrilled to have them land last night and begin our program. All are happy and healthy and opening their minds and hearts to St. Vincent and The Grenadines!

Much love,

Thatcher, Kate, Evan and the Bridge Caribbean 2012 program

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Meet the Leaders

Evan was raised in Peoria, Illinois but currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he is pursuing a career in the fine arts. Evan works as a nanny in the east village, and as a freelance prop artist for catalog and other non digital advertisements. When not working on his art, Evan can usually be found with his nose in a book, sitting under a tree in Prospect Park. He is returning for his third summer with Windsor Mountain International and could not be more excited about helping lead this year’s Leaders in Action program.

Thatcher currently lives in Jackson, Wyoming where he is a paraprofessional at Jackson Hole Middle School. He has also worked as a youth counselor in a home for high school students in Jackson. After growing up in the beautiful mountains of Colorado, Thatcher attended the Colorado College in Colorado Springs. During his junior year he had the amazing opportunity to study abroad on Semester at Sea, visiting 16 different countries over a span of 8 months. It was on this program that Thatcher fell in love with travel and education. He had the chance to hear Castro speak in Cuba, go on a safari in Tanzania, visit the Taj Mahal in India, and climb Mt. Fuji in Japan. Thatcher has since independently traveled throughout Central America, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, as well as China, Southern Africa, and Argentina. Leading student travel programs for Windsor Mountain International has forever impacted Thatcher's life and greatly opened his eyes to the vast world around him. When not traveling or working, Thatcher can be found fly-fishing the Snake River under the Tetons in Jackson, or skiing in the back country on Teton Pass.

Kate recently graduated from Amherst College and she now lives in the wonderfully funky city of Northampton, Massachusetts. So far she has used her newfound freedom to travel (she visited India, Thailand, China, and Nepal this past fall), to finally learn the guitar, to meet new and fascinating people in and around her waitressing job at the natural foods restaurant, Paul and Elizabeth's, in downtown Northampton, to explore her beautiful surroundings on foot and on bike, and to slowly familiarize herself with the women's rights organizations (her true passion) in Western Massachusetts. Having been a camper for two years, a counselor for two years, and the Administrative Assistant for student travel last year, Kate has a special place in her heart for Windsor Mountain. She is extremely excited to continue her Windsor Mountain experience by leading the Bridge Caribbean trip this year!