Incorrect website.....so here's the right one!

ok....so Joe tells me that I gave you an incorrect website for the medical school ....it is actually
www.saba.edu Sorry about that! Happy searching.....oh and if you are interested in seeing some photos of Saba, here is an interesting website www.iwhealon.com This is a woman and her family who are currently living there.....we may rent the house that she is living in (she and her family leave in December) So go have a peek....check out our (potential) view!! Don't ya wish it was you??

We have been busy looking up Saba and finding out all that we need to know before we move down there....it sounds like a very interesting place! It is very small (5 square miles!) and there isn't much in terms of shopping there.....tons of hiking and scuba diving apparently. So the cool thing is that Monty and Joe will become certified and they will go scuba diving together (when Joe has time?) Monty is very excited about scuba diving and so is Joe....apparently Saba is one of the top scuba destinations in the world...they even have shark dives! I am pretty sure they won't be trying that! I like them both in one piece as opposed to multiple ones! Monty and Joe have been talking about all the creatures that they might see together, octopus, rays, topical fish galore, coral reefs, sea sponges etc etc.....Christian is too young yet to scuba so I will stay on the safety of the shore with him! (good thing I have Christian or someone might expect me to scuba!) Maybe he and I will try snorkelling.....anything can happen on this new adventure! Only 5 months until we head out!

Dawn

First Time for everything

So...this is my first try at a blog....I've never felt compelled to write one before this, but with our being about to embark on the "adventure of a lifetime" I felt that this would be a way to share this with you......So the big adventure is that Joe has been accepted to medical school!!! Can you believe it??? After leaving his career and taking the big brave step of returning to university to complete an undergrad honors degree in biology his (and mine, let's not forget mine!) hard work have paid off.....Now where the "excellent adventure" part kicks in is next....are you ready??

WE ARE MOVING TO THE CARIBBEAN....YES YOU READ IT RIGHT....I SAID THE CARIBBEAN!!! We are moving to a tiny tiny wee island in the middle of the Caribbean....the island is called Saba and before this I had never heard of it....but I am learning lots quickly and connecting with people living there and studying there and I have to say that I am pumped! Oh and here's the sad news (ha ha....) There are NO social work jobs on Saba...not one teensy weensy one and so I....Dawn....will not have to WORK.....I know you are thinking holy cow.....living in the caribbean and not working???? At least that is what I am thinking and I am so excited.....I have been dreaming every night, and sometimes during the day (sorry work) about this whole thing.....it feels a little crazy, but I just know it is meant to be......Joe, of course is very excited as well....Christian can't wait and Monty is a little hesitant but he is warming up to the idea.....so before you go any further go google SABA or here are a few websites
www.sabaedu.com (the med school site) and www.sabatourism.com (self explanatory)....I am expecting all of you to come visit us while we spend 20 months (Jan '09-Aug '10) in paradise, ok? Toodles for now......Dawn