Jamaica

Over Spring Break I had the pleasure of visiting the Eastern Canada and Caribbean District.  I was accompanied by Minerva Thai, current District Bulletin Editor, Scott Barron, Immediate-Past Governor of the Georgia District, and our International Representative Alex Garner.  We had an absolute blast seeing the sights and getting to know members of their District.

We flew into Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday and were able to attend a club meeting that same night.  The meeting was run very differently than any I have seen in our District.  The meeting had an interesting mix of being more formal than ours by following Robert's Rules of Orders, while still being much more relaxed.  On Wednesday we were able go to a nearby beach and enjoy the Caribbean weather.  

Thursday was a day of traveling.  In the morning we hung out around the house (the DCON chair was nice enough to let us stay with her) and then all piled into a bus and headed off to Runaway Bay, on the other side of the island, where DCON was to be held.  We had Friday morning to ourselves so we headed out to another beach.  The water was crystal clear and we found a dock to jump off of.  If you look REALLY closely you can see our heads swimming way out there in the ocean :)

EC&Cs DCON had a lot of similarities to our DCON but it was also a lot different.  I really enjoyed being able to compare the two and get ideas on how to make our upcoming DCON even better.  They held workshops, caucusing and all the appropriate sessions, but what I most enjoyed was the Mr and Ms EC&C competition.  Contestants sang, danced and answered CKI related questions as judges voted on the winners.  It was quite entertaining!  

Overall, it was a wonderful experience being able to hear about and see how other Circle K clubs and districts operate.  I now also have friends all over Jamaica!  We also met members from a club in Aruba, so guess where the next International Circle K trip will be too?  :D