I'm happy to say my trip to South Africa was a success and I and all US Delegates arrived home safely. I was gone for a month and posted my travels on FB. The conference was fun and interesting. When in uniform or when people found out we were from America we had to be in all their photos. We felt like movie stars. I also found out that we were engaged in conversations not just to hear our views but also so they could practice their English.
We were all saddened for the people killed at the shopping center in Namibia.
As many of you know, Region 9 & 10 are co- hosting a Regional Training Conference in Las Vegas, NV. We will also be hosting the Early Board Meeting (EBM) for IAWP.. The dates are March 22 & 23, 2014 for the EBM and March 24 & 25, 2014 for the Regional Training Conference. The host hotel is The Gold Coast Hotel and Casino. please save the dates and come out to support our first training conference. Registration and conference info will be forth coming.
On my trip we drove almost 5,000 miles/kilometers. I swam with great white sharks, walked and petted lions, had close encounters with rhinos, elephants and cats. I also saw how lions mate :-/. That as actually amusing. Also, the same lion tried to stalk us a night later. Luckily our Tracker spotted him and got us back in the vehicle. For those of you thinking about traveling to Africa I advise using a travel agent and then double checking all reservations. We used Safari365, our travel agent Ian, did a great job.
My next trip is to Abu Dhabi in Nov. I'll be attending their training conference..
