It's truely hard to believe that GSE Caribbean 2009 has come to an end. That's the trip but not the friends we have made, the memories we will have from the adventure, and the life changing experiences we have had. Everyone from the team is safe at home and trying to get through the adjustments of returning to reality.

We ended our experience with a great time at the District 7020 Conference in St Croix where we had an opportunity to visit once more with the many new friends we made in the previous four weeks. DG Ruppert put on quite an affair. It had the flavor of an International Convention rather than just a District Conference. DG Bill joined us at the conference and called it the best ever that he had attended and that was saying a lot following our own Conference in Portsmouth. .

DG Bill spent some time with the team and experienced Rotary at work in the Caribbean

DG Bill with Australian Team Leader

Jennifer left us early to walk with her class at the University of Richmond. She really had a hard time getting on the plane to leave. We also had that same feeling just a few days later.

We want to says our thanks for all who made this such a memorable trip. DG Bill, PDG Bob Preston, PDG Bob Stallworth and others from D-7600 started us down the path and made many things possible. Our Alternate Team Leader Warren Rice was very helpful in our preparations and provided the team a projector that saved the day more than once in our presentations. There were so many folks in D-7020 that I don't have the memory capacity to remember but DG Ruppert, GSE Chair James Sealy, and DAG's Vance, Don, and Louie plus PP Yvonne, the Inbound Team Leader from the BVI were right up front. Our host families were the greatest.

I guess you could say that it's good to be home but we're ready to go again......