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| soooo after some crazy 20 hours flight (LA to Toronto to Barbados to Grenada) I'm finally here at St. George's University (SGU)! Woohoo!! So here's what I learned from my 20 hours flying adventure: 1) Air Canada sucks I was stuck in Toronto Airport for over 5 hours because the plane's toilet was broken. Thanks to Air Canada's broken toilet, I missed my flight from Barbados to Grenada, and Air Canada wouldn't take any responsibility for it because they said I didn't book the flight thru them. 2) LIAT (the Caribbean Airline) sucks also Actually I already knew they are notoriously known for losing luggage from the SGU student online discussion boards before the trip. So I wasn't too upset when I found out they lost my luggage when I arrived Grenada last night. Thank God after 24 hours of nonstop calling LIAT's costumer service department I finally reunited with my luggage. yay! 3) Travel Insurance is a must if you wanna visit the Caribbeans Too many things can go wrong..and it all happened on my trip...delayed flights, missing my connecting flight, losing my luggage...And none of the airlines would take responsibility. Air Canada said it's my fault for booking through a travel agent instead of booking directly through them, so I had to arrange my own alternative flights when Air Canada is the one that caused me to miss my connecting flight. Air LIAT said it's not their fault for losing my luggage because I'm the one that missed my connecting flight and had to take another flight instead.... Ok sorry for all the complaints...but anyways...I'm just happy that both me and my luggage are finally here in Grenada!!!! And Grenada so far has been awesome!!! The weather is great, the campus is beautiful, and I'm right next to the beach! I like my dorm too...it's right next to the student center, the library, and most of the classrooms....and my room has its own bathroom and kitchen...and laundry is free! yay! Orientation starts tomorrow...I'll try to upload some pics when i get the chance... | | |
| Simply in Awe
What an awesome night! Thanks everyone that helped out//performed/sponsored/attended SWAMP Fest!! We had over 120 people came, with 30 local artists showcasing their talents in Spoken Word, Art, Music, and Photography, and we raised over $800 for Casa Hogar Orphanage's eye care program, special lunch program, and the new land/building fund!!! Praise God!!!!!!!
doesn't the main stage backdrop look awesome??? designed by our talented Stephen with the help of many awesome volunteers!
Phil started off the night with his original songs
Jessica and her band
Lora is one feisty woman. haha.
Jon Hom is as amazing as always
suzanne sharing her casa hogar experiences
doesn't she look like Grace Lee? haha
Reggie was soooo nervous beforehand, but he did great. Thanks Maria for being our last minute MC!
Jessica doing her lovely unplugged performace at our 2nd SWAMP stage
Ben Price is such an amazing poet
Queenie's live painting show
Ben showcasing his caricature's skill
Steven's photo artwork....it was very challenging for us to find ways to hang up artworks b/c we couldn't use nails.
isn't this cute? ha
Dasha's amazing artworks
Chiho met a big fan of her artworks that night.....when this person saw her painting, she started to cry...and really wanted to buy her art...too bad they're not for sale.
children love receving letters and cards....so we have a make-a-card station where SWAMP attendees can write to the kids at Casa Hogar Sion...pretty cool huh.
we spent sooo much time working on the Casa Hogar Sion Showrooms...and i think it looked pretty awesome!!!
the main showroom where people learn about history of casa hogar sion
Christian putting up photos for silent auction. these photos by Jeff Pavlin are truely amazing
Justin manning the silent auction/t-shirt/opportunity drawing booth.....Thanks to our sponsors, we had 3 Disneyland parks hopper tix ($300 value) and $50 Robeks gift cards as prizes....and the raffle ticket is only $2 each! man...i want those prizes!
people enjoying the art gallery...big thanks to Chris for providing this awesome place for us for FREE! we had 15 different rooms displaying over 200 artworks!!
yay for SWAMP Fest!
More pics here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidthomasni/SWAMPFest121308
Oh btw...I got into St. George's in Grenada Island!! Class starts Jan 15, 2009 ...so 1 month left untill I have no life in med school!! =p NO MORE MCAT FOREVER!! woot!
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| Spoken Word Writers / Artists / Musicians / Photographers Wanted!!! I'm helping organizing an art/music fundraiser night benefiting Casa Hogar Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. It's going to be on Dec 13 (Sat) 8pm in Orange. The deadline for sumbission is Sunday, Nov. 30.
If you know anyone that may be interested in performing, helping out, or submitting photography/art works, please let me know! Thanks! 
Make a difference this Holiday season!
Please join us for a special festival of Spoken Word, Art, Music, and Photography by more than 25 local artists in a fun, casual atmosphere!
Admission is $5. All proceeds will benefit Casa Hogar Sion Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.
We want to hear from you! Please e-mail swamp_fest@yahoo.com if you are interested in helping out, performing, or submitting artworks/photography.
Visit the kids! Trips to Casa Hogar Orphanage are tentatively scheduled on Nov. 29 (Saturday) and Dec. 20 (Saturday). Space is limited. Please email swamp_fest@yahoo.com if you are interested, or would like more information.
To learn more about Casa Hogar Sion, visit http://www.casahogarsion.com/
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