Podcasts about Tortola

Kelly and Pat join Virginia to explain how a simple night of takeout with their two families turned into a planned voyage on the Disney Treasure! The time is fast approaching for their trip and they couldn't be more excited. They are planning a split stay between All-Star Music and Old Key West for a few days of water park and theme park time before hitting the high seas. Their Eastern Caribbean cruise will be stopping in St. Thomas, Tortola, and Castaway Cay! Trip Dates: May 21-31, 2025 Pre-Trip Interview: recorded 5/17/25   Episode Specific Links: Follow Kelly (@wishlisttravel413) and Pat (@pquinn388) on Instagram! And then listen to Kelly's previous episodes of Where I Long to Be! Kelly would love to help you plan your own magical vacation! As a travel planner, her services are free to you because she earns commission from your travel provider whether it's a Disney, Universal, a cruise vacation, etc. Considering DVC? If you use Virginia's referral link, she might get a dining experience thank you from Disney. Want to join in Kelly's Mediterranean/Aegean Cruise (Enchanted Princess - Princess Cruises) setting sail on July 21, 2026? Reach out to Kelly at wishlisttravel413@gmail.com or DM her on Instagram. Video - Secrets of the Disney Treasure Cruise Ship! Mears Transportation   Be Our Guest: Do you have an upcoming trip you'd like to share?  Submit your trip information here to be considered as a podcast guest.   Get in Touch: If you would like to reach out to Virginia for something other than a trip report guest submission (for that use the link above!), you may email whereilongtobepodcast@gmail.com.   Follow: Instagram: @whereilongtobepodcast Facebook: @whereilongtobepodcast TikTok: @whereilongtobepodcast Website: whereilongtobepodcast.com

Kelly and Pat are back and it's time to embark on their post-trip report from their land and sea adventure. Their families, including Kelly's wife Colby and daughter Esme, and Pat's wife Julie and son Connor, had a few days in Walt Disney World before setting sail on the Disney Treasure, with stops in St. Thomas, Tortola, and Castaway Cay. This was Pat's first time cruising and it's a safe bet, it's not his last (spoiler alert…it's not!). Trip Dates: May 21-31, 2025 Post Trip Interview: recorded 6/3/25   Episode Specific Links: Follow Kelly (@wishlisttravel413) and Pat (@pquinn388) on Instagram! And then listen to Kelly's previous episodes of Where I Long to Be! Kelly would love to help you plan your own magical vacation! As a travel planner, her services are free to you because she earns commission from your travel provider whether it's a Disney, Universal, a cruise vacation, etc. Considering DVC? If you use Virginia's referral link, she might get a dining experience thank you from Disney. Want to join in Kelly's Mediterranean/Aegean Cruise (Enchanted Princess - Princess Cruises) setting sail on July 21, 2026? Reach out to Kelly at wishlisttravel413@gmail.com or DM her on Instagram. Disney Transportation from Resort to Port Video - Disney Seas the Adventure Video - Magic of the Disney Treasure People mentioned in this episode: Leoni - @leonibarker   Be Our Guest: Do you have an upcoming trip you'd like to share?  Submit your trip information here to be considered as a podcast guest.   Get in Touch: If you would like to reach out to Virginia for something other than a trip report guest submission (for that use the link above!), you may email whereilongtobepodcast@gmail.com.   Follow: Instagram: @whereilongtobepodcast Facebook: @whereilongtobepodcast TikTok: @whereilongtobepodcast Website: whereilongtobepodcast.com

In this unfiltered and island-flavored episode, Khrys sits down with two bold men from Tortola, BVI, to unpack a hot and controversial topic — does a woman's body count really matter? Or is it just a reflection of fragile egos and outdated expectations? We dive deep into the double standards, male insecurities, and the emotional triggers behind “the number.” Is it really about how many… or WHO she gave her body to? Does sexual history disqualify a woman from being wifey material in a man's eyes? And why do some men feel entitled to a woman's purity when they've got bodies on bodies themselves? You don't want to miss this raw and real conversation. Laughter, tension, truth, and a few mic drops—this is one for the books.

Kelsey sits down with guest Kristen, who just returned from an unforgettable 8-night trip sailing through the British Virgin Islands in February 2025. Kristen's family of four teamed up with another family—both with kids ages 8 to 12—to charter a fully crewed catamaran called Wanderlust (photos of catamaran, and Wanderlust on Instagram) departing from the island of Tortola. With a captain and private chef on board (husband and wife team Captain Dean & First Mate / Chef Charne), they island-hopped through crystal-clear waters, snorkeled vibrant reefs, and relaxed while meals were prepared daily. Kristen shares how they found the boat, how they split costs between families, what the crew experience was like, and exactly how much a trip like this really costs. Mentioned in this episode:- Vital Spring Premium Magnesium, code KELSEY20 for 20% off- Below Deck on Bravo- Catamaran Broker: Ed Hamilton- Ferry from St. Thomas to Red Hook in Tortola- Soper's Hole Marina on Tortola- Elin Hilderbrand's Winter In Paradise trilogy- The Willy T BVI Norman Island- Swimming and snorkeling near Peter Island- Anegada Beach Club and Anegada lobster at The Wonky Dog- Conch Island- Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda Baths- Sweet Ice Willy's Taxi Service & Hog Heaven on Virgin Gorda- Michael Beans Pirate Party, Leverick Bay- Monkey Point at Guana Island- Jost Van Dyke, The Soggy Dollar- Ocean Spa in White Bay- Christmas Cove off of Saint Thomas & the floating Pizza PiBUY ME A COFFEE to show your support for the Trip Tales podcast! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kelseygravesFOLLOW: Kelsey on Instagram & TikTokSHOP: Kelsey's Travel Favorites from her Amazon storefront.SHARE: About your trip on the Trip Tales podcast: triptalespodcast@gmail.com PARTNER DISCOUNT CODESVITAL SPRING - 20% OFF premium magnesium & electrolyte replenisher Vital Spring with code KELSEY20 COZY EARTH - 40% off Bamboo Sheets that feel like hotel luxury with code: CE-KELSEYGRAVES BLING2O - 10% OFF Bling2o kids ski or swim goggles with code: KELSEYSPANX.COM - Use code KGRAVESXSPANX for 15% OFF full-price items and FREE SHIPPING. My current fav travel outfit is the Air Essentials Jumpsuit. ...

Send us a textPart 1:  Karen and Scott discuss the first 5 days of their cruise on the Disney Treasure, including stops in Tortola, British Virgin Islands and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.  We talk about food, Magician Jess!ca Jane, the show Disney Seas the Adventure, and more food.  Including the Concierge Level (and Lounge)!  Live from St Thomas, USVI.  Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/946434275769168/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mickeyphile_podcast/Music: “Cân thema (Mickeyphile Podcast Theme)” copyright Scott Daves 2024

This is it! The closest to a maiden voyage we've ever been - we hit the new Disney Treasure for just her 9th revenue sailing, an eastern Caribbean itinerary with stops in Tortola, St Thomas, and Castaway Cay. We've sailed on all of the other Disney ships, so how does this one stack up? You'll have to listen to find out! (hint: VERY WELL!)----Adventures & Mousecapades is a passion project from Alicea & Nathan Novak - two Seattleites addicted to The Mouse. We are not affiliated with Disney, nor are we travel agents. Opinions are our own.Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter: @ourmousecapadesOurMousecapades.compodcast@ourmousecapades.com

  Join us as Sheila talks with Jodi from Timeless Tales Travel about her recent seven-night cruise on Disney's newest ship, Disney Treasure! Joining her on this voyage were her husband and her two boys. Jodi shares lots of information about her experience onboard the ship as well as the three port calls, which included Tortola and Saint Thomas! Listen in for some great tips and advice for when planning your Disney Cruise. To get in contact with Jodi: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JodiAtTimelessTalesTravel By email - Jodi@timelesstalestravel.com You can leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/MonorailTales You can find us on the web at www.monorailtales.com. Find us on Facebook and like our page and join our fun Disney group! You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram If you a show idea or would like to be on the show, email sheila@monorailtales.com For the best deals on DVC Resale contracts and DVC rentals, check out our sponsor DVC Shop at DVCShop.com  

When Lois McMillen was found dead on the British Virgin Island of Tortola in January 2000, four young American tourists were charged with her murder. The judge at the trial dismissed charges against all but William Labrador who was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Labrador's mother claimed that police rushed to judgment in order to protect Tortola's image and hoped he would be set free on appeal. “48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/13/2003. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Visa Required To Enter UK and Ireland is the lead story on Wednesday Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, November 20, 2024 with Chillie Falls, broadcasting LIVE from Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Application process opens November 27, 2024 for the required Visa, effective January 8, 2025. Also today, Cruise Line Faces Legal Action; Bluetooth Speakers Banned; HAL Cooking Shows; Disney Fantasy Alters Course; Pride of America Visit Shortened; Treasure Christened; Monte Carlo Casino Opens On Crystal; and Lots more, live today at 11 AM EST. #wednesdaytravelandcruiseindustrynews #podcast #cruisenews #travelnews #cruise #travel #chilliescruises #chilliefalls #whill_us CLICK for video feed Thanks for visiting my channel. NYTimes The Daily, the flagship NYT podcast with a massive audience. "Vacationing In The Time Of Covid" https://nyti.ms/3QuRwOS Cruise Ship Doctor Cruise: https://bookayt.net/cruisedoctor/ To access the Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast; https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/trav... or go to https://accessadventure.net/ To subscribe: http://bit.ly/chi-fal I appreciate super chats or any other donation to support my channel. For your convenience, please visit: https://paypal.me/chillie9264?locale.... Chillie's Cruise Schedule: https://www.accessadventure.net/chillies-trip-calendar/ For your mobility needs, contact me, Whill.inc/US, at (844) 699-4455 use SRN 11137 or call Scootaround at 1.888.441.7575. Use SRN 11137. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ChilliesCruises Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chillie.falls X: https://twitter.com/ChillieFalls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chilliefalls/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chilliescruises Business Email: chillie@chilliefalls.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode you will:  Learn about how the Aphasia-Friendly Reading Approach was developed. Hear about the importance of actively engaging care partners in therapy through this storytelling approach. Learn the importance of celebrating stories and how to host your own version of a Waffle Night.   Katie Strong: Welcome to the Aphasia Access Aphasia Conversations Podcast. I'm Katie Strong, a  member of the Aphasia Access Podcast Working Group. I'm also a faculty member at Central Michigan University where I lead the Strong Story Lab. Aphasia Access strives to provide members with information, inspiration, and ideas that support their aphasia care through a variety of educational materials and resources. I'm today's host for an episode that will feature Harold Regier and Dr. Erin O'Bryan. We'll be talking about the Aphasia-Friendly Reading Approach that Harold developed for his wife, Rosella, who had aphasia and how Dr. O'Bryan took this approach into the lab to refine it for clinicians to use in sessions. Before we dive into the conversation, let me share a few details about our guests. First a bit about Harold. Harold R. Regier, B.S. Ed., BDiv. Theol., is a retired minister with a career path in programs addressing social justice issues. In retirement, his spouse, Rosella, had a stroke resulting in aphasia. His passion shifted to becoming an aphasia care partner focused on helping to recover language and communication skills. He is the author of “A Decade of Aphasia Therapy,” subtitled “Aphasia-Friendly Reading: A Technique for Oral Communication,” published in 2021.  Our second guest is Dr. Erin O'Bryan. Erin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wichita State University, in Wichita, Kansas. Her major research, teaching, and clinical interests focus on helping people with aphasia communicate through scripts, stories, and phrases and teaching students and care partners how to support communication. Dr. O'Bryan directs the Wichita Adult Language Lab whose current projects focus on supported storytelling and Melodic Intonation Therapy. Welcome Harold and Erin. I'm looking forward to our conversation today. Erin O'Bryan: Thank you, Katie! I've been listening to Aphasia Access Podcasts for years, and so many of my heroes have been interviewed in this series. It is really an honor that you invited Harold and I to be on the podcast today! Katie Strong: I am so excited for our listeners to hear about how the Aphasia-Friendly Reading Approach was developed and expanded. This work is near and dear to my heart – particularly in this unique way of developing and telling stories. I feel compelled to disclose to our listeners that I am grateful to have been involved in this work as it was refined for clinical environments. So, I am going to come right out and say, this is my bias. Harold, I'm a big fan of yours and the Aphasia Friendly Reading Approach and of you Erin for how you brought this approach into the lab and studied it so that clinicians can use this approach. So, now let's get started! Harold, can you share a bit with us about how the Aphasia-Friendly Reading Approach came to be? Harold Reiger: Sure. Thank you so much, Dr. Strong, for the privilege of being here to share just a bit of our story. You know, Rosella and I would have celebrated our 65th wedding anniversary if she had stayed with us just a few weeks longer. We had a very long and very happy marriage. She used to kid me, “We've been together so long we know what the other person will say before he or she says it.” Well, actually, aphasia kind of shattered that theory. But maybe there was a little bit of that was true. Well, anyway, Rosella was a retired public-school teacher with part of her career also involving children's curriculum development. She led many workshops, was a storyteller, and was a frequent guest speaker. Communication and broad coalitions were a strong suit for her. So, aphasia, loss of language was a huge loss for her. Perhaps that sets the stage for working so hard to restore some major storytelling. But I'm sure this is the same kind of feeling that every person who is a care partner with the person with aphasia has. How did we discover a technique for storytelling through oral reading? Really, I think I just stumbled into it. The cues came from Rosella. She could say many words. She had a strong voice, but she did not put words together in a way that made it possible for a listener to understand what she meant to communicate. So, I was highly motivated, wishing there was a way to help her tell her stories. Looking back, I now can see three of what I call ‘indicators' that led me to the technique that I eventually called Aphasia-Friendly Reading. They were painting, reading, and church liturgy. So let me explain. Indicator number one, completely on her own, Rosella began to paint. Just shy of two years after her stroke, Rosella began to paint. She painted for four years. She painted 250 paintings. The choice of her subjects were all hers. Objects, scenery, flowers, roadside sightings, trips and vacations, past memories. And yes, stories, family stories, stories that she didn't have words to tell, but she could tell them with a brush. She gave every picture a title or caption, signed it, and dated it. And somehow she found those one, two, or three words to intelligibly, that is accurately, identify the picture that she had just painted. But after four years of painting those pictures, she put her paintbrush down, never to pick it up again. And yet I kept remembering that she was able to identify pictures accurately using those few words to explain what it was that she was telling with her pictures. But then indicator number two came, reading periodicals and books. She underlined periodicals with many circles, much underlining. For a long time, Rosella delved through as many as 40 or 50 books per month. She turned every page, but did she understand what she was reading? Frankly, I often wondered and doubted it. One day, Rosella was reading orally beside me, and I pressed my iPhone video button. Listen to just a few seconds of that reading. And while you listen, think of two questions. Could you understand what she was reading? What was the story that she was trying to tell? And secondly, do you think that Rosella was understanding what she was reading? So listen to that clip. Excerpt of Rosella reading from a book. You heard Rosella reading the story of she and her sister, Anna Grace, requesting radio station KNEX out of McPherson, Kansas to surprise their mother by playing it for her birthday. It was a song that the girls knew that their mother loved. And you heard her read those words, “I love those dear hearts and gentle people.” And then as she continued reading the lyrics of that song, she exclaimed, “Oh, Harold”, which was her way of saying how excited she was to recall that particular story. Now, that explanation, of course, was not in the book. Then there was a third indicator that I recognized, and that was liturgical reading. One day in church we were reading a call to worship displayed on the screen. We were reading responsibly with the leader reading the first line and the congregation reading the second line. I glanced to my side and was surprised to see Rosella reading with the congregation. Maybe it was only the first three or four words of the line, but she read these words accurately. A light went on in my mind. Might this be a hint of how to help Rosella participate in oral reading? Short sentences read with a co-reader who read every other line and written in an easy to follow format? And so I adapted various psalms into very short lines formatted for us to read responsively. I read the first line, she read the second. The result was amazing success. Let me just illustrate by us reading just a very short psalm for you. This is Psalm 150 that Rosella and I will read together. H: Praise the Lord! R: Praise God in his sanctuary. H: Praise God in his mighty firmament. R: Praise Him for his mighty deeds. H: Praise the Lord for his greatness. R: Praise him with the trumpet. H: Praise him with the lute and harp. R: Praise him with the dance. My thought then was, could we try to write other stories and read them in what I began to call Aphasia-Friendly Reading format and style? And so, I began in earnest to try to write other stories. Short sentences, familiar words, larger font. Each line considered a sentence, even if it was only one word. Label the first line H for Harold and the second indented line R for Rosella. As I started reading and continued to read every other line, this could set the tone, the rhythm, and the pattern for saying every word clearly. I thought it was time to try. And then I began to wonder, is there a setting that we could read stories to others? Could we create an audience in some way? When COVID hit, of course, I could not see Rosella in person anymore, for an entire year we were separated. And the only contact we had was FaceTime telephone calls. And those were really a disaster because we found it very difficult to communicate with each other when Roselle was not able to understand me and I wasn't able to understand her, except when we read Aphasia-Friendly stories. And so, I wrote many stories during that year. And we read those stories then as our connection during our FaceTime calls. And somehow we were able to survive COVID. But it was after COVID then that we were able to again get back together occasionally. And I would bring her back to my apartment. And there I would invite friends, usually a couple or two individuals to come over and I would serve waffles. I'm not a kitchen person, but I could make waffles. So, we'd have a simple meal, a simple supper that we could visit with each other and talk about anything that we would like. And Rosella almost always simply said, “I remember exactly”. Because as others told stories that she was familiar with, she could comment that way. Otherwise, her conversation skills were not there. So that was our first hour that we would spend together simply informally visiting with each other. And the second hour that we spent together, we would go to what I would call “my theater,” our living room with a 50-inch television. And there we could read Aphasia-Friendly stories. I would stream the story to the television set. I would have them formatted so that there would be an H for Harold, an R for Rosella, and we would read the story so that the folks who were listening and watching could see the story as well as hear the story. And if we made any mistakes, they could make the corrections in their own mind. There was a way that she was able to, again, participate. It's worth telling. But there was one waffle evening when she turned to me, and said, “China”. I knew she had a story in mind, but her look said, “you tell it. I can't do it.” And so, I did. It was a story about a cracked tea cup And so I decided certainly next Waffle Night we need to let her help tell that story of the cracked tea cup. Here is that story. Cracked Tea Cup. H: This is as story of a cracked tea cup. R: Harold and I were youth sponsors. H: Rose was one of the youth. R: Winifred was her mother. H: She invited me to her home. R: “Thank you,” she said. H: “Thank you for being Rose's sponsor.” R: We visited. H: Before leaving, she said R: “Let me pray for you.” H: It was a pray of blessing… R: …for our work in Mississippi. H: Then she added, R: “Wait!” H: “I have something for you.” R: She got a tea cup. H: Erland brought it to me from China. R: It's cracked. H: Put it in your china cupboard. R: You'll never use it. H: “But you'll remember be when you see it.” R: Sixty years are gone. H: This tea cup is still in my china cupboard. R: And I remember Winifred. H: It reminds me R: Of the grace, H: Of the affirmation, R: Of blessing, H: Of the seminary president's wife.   And so those Waffle Nights became the favorite parts of our week when we could spend time with friends and Rosella could be part of the conversation by reading stories together with me. Katie Strong: So beautiful! This is really just a fabulous way of having such a natural thing, a shared meal, a celebration to share stories. And it sounds like everybody enjoyed Waffle Nights. So, thank you for sharing, Harold. Erin, I was wondering if come into the conversation a bit more and tell us how you got involved with Harold and the Aphasia-Friendly Reading Approach? Erin O'Bryan: Thank you, Katie. Even though I've heard Harold's story so many times, I still get teary every time I hear him talk about their year of not being able to see each other during COVID and the Waffle Nights that were just so wonderful. So, I met Harold in 2019 when I first became an Assistant Professor after 10 years of working as an SLP in healthcare. And Wichita State already had a weekly aphasia group, and I couldn't wait to meet the members. So, I went to aphasia group and there I met all of the care partners in the observation room and Harold showed me a video of him and Rosella reading a story together. I had been watching Rosella in the aphasia group and I'd seen that most of her utterances were short one- to two-word phrases and that much of her communication was nonverbal. But then in the video, she was reading full sentences aloud, taking turns with Harold. And what really struck me was that she was so motivated and happy to read the story. I was so impressed. Harold asked me, “Do you think that other people with aphasia could benefit from doing this?” So many thoughts were running through my mind as we were having this conversation. Earlier in 2019, I had visited Audrey Holland, who was one of my mentors when I was in grad school at University of Arizona. And we'd actually set up this meeting through an online Scrabble chat. She invited me to her home. Katie Strong: How very ‘Audrey'. Erin O'Bryan: Yes, it was lovely. And I got to visit her with all her kitty cats. So, I asked her advice because I was applying for an Assistant Professor position after 10 years of working in health care. And I remember that she was so excited about her speechpathology.com video series and the related book that she was working on with Roberta Elman that she liked to call the Social Imperative of the LPAA, which I believe is the subtitle of that book. And Katie, I think you were a part of both the video series and the book. Katie Strong: I was, yes. Erin O'Bryan:  Well, Audrey just loved that. She was so excited about that, and she told me to learn everything I could about the LPAA. And she said, “I must join Aphasia Access.” She said, “that's where all the important work is happening.” So that year I listened to loads of Aphasia Access podcasts, and I got very familiar with the Chapey and Colleagues LPAA Values chapter. So then as I'm sitting there talking to Harold, I'm thinking about the LPAA value, everyone affected by aphasia is entitled to service. So, I mean, who is affected more than a spouse? So definitely I was thinking about having the care partner being involved seemed like a wonderful thing. And I was also thinking that Harold and Rosella's approach shared so many similarities with Script Training, which I have loved and have been using in healthcare care since grad school. And there also are similarities with ORLA and Multiple Oral Rereading. And all of these are evidence-based treatment approaches. So, I felt pretty confident that Aphasia-Friendly Reading could be a very valuable intervention. So, I said to Harold, “I'd like to try using your approach with other people with aphasia and their care partners in our clinic”. And Harold was happy for us to try it. Katie Strong: I love that. I love that. And just for our listeners, we'll put some links and references in the show notes for some of the approaches like ORLA and Script Training that Erin has mentioned in addition to Harold's book and some other some other resources too. Erin O'Bryan: Yes, thank you, Katie. Those are all wonderful resources for people to be looking at. So, my grad students and I started a pilot study with a woman with aphasia and her husband. And they were actually friends of Harold and Rosella's from their aphasia group. We use the pseudonyms Cora and Dave when we describe them in our papers. It became clear that we needed to make a few adaptations to Harold's approach for use in the clinic. For one thing, I wanted the person with aphasia to have the largest role in selecting the story topic and deciding what she wanted to say. For our first session, we asked Cora and Dave to bring ideas for a story that Cora wanted to tell. And we also suggested they consider bringing some related photos. In our first session, Cora, Dave, my grad student, Addison, and I all sat around the table and together we brainstormed about the story. Cora wanted it to be about a Caribbean cruise that she and Dave had gone on. She brought photos from that trip. Dave helped with supplying names and information about places that Cora wanted to talk about. Places from their shore excursions, such as having their picture taken with a donkey in St. Thomas and visiting the Bomba Shack on the island of Tortola. We got Cora's feedback on every line that was proposed, fine-tuning the story until Cora liked every line. And we also adjusted some of the lines to make them easier for her to say. So once Cora and Dave were happy with the story, we helped them practice during our sessions, one hour per week with my grad student, Addison and I at the clinic. And we gave a printout of the story and a practice log to record notes about their home practice. In this first pilot project, Cora and Dave practiced their story for eight sessions until Cora said she was ready to plan their story sharing celebration. Then they shared their story with their friends in aphasia group. And the clinicians and the other people with aphasia in the room were just amazed. And other people in the aphasia group said, “I want to do that!” So, after two people with aphasia and their care partners did Aphasia-Friendly Reading projects, I wrote a manuscript reporting the pilot results. And Katie, I had seen online that you were an editor of Perspectives at the time. So, I emailed you my manuscript and asked if it was appropriate for Perspectives. And you emailed me back and said, “let's meet online and talk about it.” I was so delighted that you were interested in my project. You suggested that I consider exploring the value of the intervention by interviewing the participants. And I didn't know anything about qualitative research. But, Katie, you helped me write great interview questions for the care partners. And you helped me learn thematic analysis so we could find the themes in the care partner's quotes. And so, after learning from you, I have come to love the thematic analysis process. I really think it leads to deep listening. What we learned from the interviews is that the care partners felt empowered by being included in the intervention and the care partners really valued the collaborative nature of the storytelling project and especially that the intervention was so different than the previous therapy experiences that they had had because it was person-centered, it was fun, and they got to share their story with other people in their lives. So, then the three of us, Harold, Katie, and I wrote our first article about Aphasia-Friendly Reading and it's published in Aphasiology and the title is, “I wasn't just sitting there”: Empowering care partners through the Aphasia-Friendly Reading Approach. And then in 2023, the three of us went to Boston and presented it at ASHA. Katie Strong: Thanks for sharing that, Erin. You know, I think the experience of the care partners saying that therapy was fun important to note. And Harold has mentioned that Rosella thought it was fun, and the other participants thought it was fun. And I guess I just want to bring home that hard work can, can still be fun or therapy can be fun. And especially when it comes from the person with aphasia and their care partners. The topics are generated by the client and care partner. They're sharing things that are really important to them that have happened in their past. I love it. Erin O'Bryan: And one of the care partners even said that they learned better when it was fun. Katie Strong: I love it. Fantastic. Erin, I was wondering if you could share some tips for clinicians who might be listening that are thinking about how they might be able to incorporate this Aphasia-Friendly Reading Approach into their practice. Erin O'Bryan: Thank you for asking, Katie. So, in the past year, you and I have been talking about how we want to make it as easy as possible for clinicians to use our storytelling approaches in regular clinical settings, outside of research. And we really want clinicians to realize that it takes almost no time to prep for a person-centered storytelling session. You just have to go into the session ready to actively listen to what the person with aphasia wants to say. I love the acronym PULSE that you and Barbara Shadden wrote about in your paper, The Power of Story and Identity Renegotiation. And then in our paper, we reviewed PULSE again. So just for our listeners, I'm going to go through it real quickly because I think these are great things for clinicians to keep in mind. The P in pulse is for partnerships, partnering with the person with aphasia. And in the case of Aphasia-Friendly Reading, the clinician partnering with the care partner also. The U in pulse is for uniqueness. So, the clinician should be prepared to help the person with aphasia tell their unique story. The L is for listening. The clinician needs to learn how to really listen. And S is for supporting the person with aphasia in telling their stories. For example, using communication ramps in Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia strategies to support communication. And then finally, the E impulse is for explore. So as a clinician, be ready to go off-road with your client to explore the story that they want to share. And as a clinician, know that it's okay, even it's great for you to do that. Katie Strong: I love that. I love that. Erin, I guess that leads us into sharing that we do have a paper that came out in 2024 called Person Centered Stories on the Main Stage in Intervention, which highlights examples from three different story projects, including Aphasia-Friendly Reading. So, we'll link that to the show notes as well. Erin O'Bryan: Yes, and this year at ASHA 2024, Katie, you and I are going to be also giving a talk about this work called Elevating Person-Centered Stories to the Main Stage in Aphasia Intervention. And we are looking forward to presenting this work hopefully to an audience of clinicians. Katie Strong: Yes, yes, we hope to see folks in Seattle for sure. Well, I want to bring back both Harold and Erin into this conversation. And I think one of the things that I've recognized through this collaboration that you and Harold and Rosella and later on I got to be a part of is that we really are all better together. And I was hoping each of you could take a moment to share how this work has changed your thinking or maybe some ideas about sharing with others about what you've learned from this collaboration. Harold Regier: Well, for me, one of the things that I think I really learned from this is that we care partners need the therapist and the therapist needs us care partners. And there are more ways in which we can work together than perhaps sometimes we have done it when we have just been sitting there. And so, I really, I'm so pleased to be able to feel that that we care partners are more involved or can be more involved in the whole therapy process than what so often we have been. But I think that one of the things that the therapist needs to help us understand is when is it appropriate for us to be part of the process and when it is not appropriate for us to be part of the part process. It's not a matter of us being there all the time and sometimes being in the way. So, I think that kind of very frank candid conversation with us would help us understand that. And I certainly understood better that that the role of the care partner in terms of helping the person with aphasia be able to communicate better is very different from the role of the therapist. I never tried to be the person who was the teacher, trying to let Rosella know how she should do better and how we might be able to improve our reading. We just did it and it came out the way it came out. But then when I see how Erin was working with other clients and the persons with aphasia and the family members together identified the stories that they were interested in putting together, and the therapist helped put that together into words that they then could repeat or share together and in a storyline, that that is the place where I think we can be so much more collaborative with the therapist in a process like that. So I just always was telling myself, “Don't be a therapist. Don't be a teacher. Don't try to say, well, you can do better than that. Just simply do what is natural.” And then I wish that the therapist would take the other role and really work hard to help the person with aphasia do better with their reading and their performance. We didn't do our reading for production. We did it for fun, as you were saying earlier. And then we did it because we wanted to share that fun and that experience with others. And that was so very, very satisfying for us. Those are some of the thoughts that have come to me in terms of the relationship between therapist and care partner. Katie Strong: Thanks Harold. Yeah, Erin, any thoughts? Erin O'Bryan: I've learned so much from this collaboration. From Harold, I learned what a difference it makes when a care partner puts so much time and thought into supporting their partner with aphasia's communication and her quality of life. Also I've seen how much Harold has done and I hope that me you know as a busy professor stopping and taking the time to tell him that I saw so much value in what he was doing at home with Rosella reading those videos together. I hope that this helped him realize that it was valuable to share. And I'm thrilled to say that Harold has been going around the state of Kansas giving talks about aphasia at colleges and senior living facilities. He's doing so much and I love to see that. And from collaborating with you, Katie, I've learned the importance of making the story sharing a really beautiful celebration honoring the person with aphasia and you know bringing special things like favorite food treats, beverages, flowers, and especially inviting the people that are important to the person with aphasia. We've now had five or six story sharing celebrations. It seems like everyone is more beautiful than the last. I've learned so much about that. And I've also learned that qualitative research helps me capture the meaningfulness of these projects and the meaningfulness as we're working with people with aphasia and that this research can be so fun and rewarding. Katie Strong: I love that. I love that. As I was listening to you, Erin, respond to Harold, it just sounds like together we can validate one another. The work that you're doing, you were doing with Rosella, Harold is very validating and then Erin bringing it into the lab to test it out and it's all beautiful. It's, it really is. And I guess as I reflect on this thought about what I've learned is to reiterate, Erin, something you said, that listening to family members or care partners and the ideas that they have to engage their loved ones in communication activities are so powerful and taking that time even if you are busy to listen and think and validate and see how that connects to the existing evidence-based literature. I think is really powerful. But I also think that there's this collaboration and the combination of care partners and clinicians and researchers. And of course, the person with aphasia at the center of all of that, making a powerful team to develop innovative methods of storytelling is really one of my big takeaways from all of this. Erin O'Bryan: Yes, that's wonderful. Harold Regier: I would like to give kudos to the therapists who worked with Rosella over the many, many years. Ten years of aphasia therapy, four of which were one-on-one, six of which were part of a support therapy group. Those therapists were such relational people, such encouraging people, and also knew the techniques that work in therapy. So, I wanted to say that those years were very, very meaningful, very, very helpful, and helped us with the day-to-day kind of living with hope, with the expectations that things can continue to get better. Katie Strong: Thank you, Harold. Yeah. Erin, any other thoughts as we wrap this up today? Erin O'Bryan: Well, I just wanted to say that I would never recommend that all intervention involve the care partner because I understand that it's good for the person with aphasia to get one-on-one time with the clinician. But don't forget that that care partner is often with the person with aphasia almost 24/7 and we may only see them one or two hours a week. So, it's so important that we do more to really educate the care partner about how to acknowledge the competence of the person with aphasia and really how to support their communication. So that's why I really want us to do more with in involving the care partner and in intervention. So, I'll get off my soapbox. Thank you, Katie, for letting us share about this project that I love. Katie Strong: I'm so delighted that we could have this time together today. Harold, thank you for your generosity and sharing your ideas and Rosella's stories with us and this beautiful work of Aphasia-Friendly Reading and Erin for your work in the lab and bringing it to the clinic. On behalf of Aphasia Access, thank you for listening. For references and resources mentioned in today's show, please see our show notes. They're available on our website, www.aphasiaaccess.org. There you can also become a member of our organization, browse our growing library of materials, and find out about the Aphasia Access Academy. If you have an idea for a future podcast episode, email us at info@aphasiaaccess.org. For Aphasia Access Conversations, I'm Katie Strong. Thanks again for your ongoing support of Aphasia Access. Contact information for Guests – Harold Regier hrregier@cox.net  Erin O'Bryan, PhD., CCC-SLP erin.obryan@wichita.edu  Resources Aphasia Institute's Introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA™) eLearning. https://www.aphasia.ca/health-care-providers/education-training/online-options/ Chapey, R., Duchan, J. F., Elman, R. J., Garcia, L. J., Kagan, A., Lyon, J. G., & Simmons-Mackie, N. (2000).Life Participation Approach to Aphasia: A statement of values for the future. The ASHA Leader, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.1044/leader.FTR.05032000.4 Cherney, L. R. (2010). Oral reading for language in aphasia: Impact of aphasia severity oncross-modal outcomes in chronic nonfluent aphasia. Seminars in Speech and Language, 31, 42–51. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1244952 Cherney, L. Babbitt, E., Oldani, J., & Semik, P. (2005). Efficacy of repeated choral reading for individuals with chronic nonfluent aphasia. [Clinical Aphasiology Paper]  http://aphasiology.pitt.edu/1548/  Kaye, R., & Cherney, L. R. (2016). Script templates: A practical approach to script training in aphasia. Topics in Language Disorders, 36(2), 136–153. https://doi.org/10.1097/2FTLD.0000000000000086 O'Bryan, E. L., Regier, H. R., & Strong, K. A. (2023). “I wasn't just sitting there”: Empowering care partners through the Aphasia-Friendly Reading approach. Aphasiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2023.2272956 O'Bryan, E. L., & Strong, K. A. (2024). Person-centered stories on the main stage in intervention: Case examples from the My Story Project, Aphasia! This Is Our World, and Aphasia-Friendly Reading. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2024_PERSP-23-00272 Regier, H. (2021). A Decade of Aphasia Therapy: Aphasia-Friendly Reading: A Technique for Oral Communication. Independently published Available on Amazon Strong, K. A. & Shadden, B. B. (2020). Stories at the Heart of Life Participation: Both the Telling and Listening Matter. Chapter 5. In A. L. Holland & R. J. Elman (Eds.) Neurogenic communication disorders and the Life Participation Approach: The social imperative in supporting individuals and families (pp. 105-130) Plural Publishing. Strong, K. A & Shadden, B. B. (2020). The power of story in identity renegotiation: Clinical approaches to supporting persons living with aphasia. ASHA Perspectives, SIG 2, 5, 371-383. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/pdf/10.1044/2019_PERSP-19-00145 Youmans, G., Holland, A., Munoz, M. L., & Bourgeois, M. (2005). Script training and automaticity in two individuals with aphasia. Aphasiology, 19(3/4/5), 435–450. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687030444000877

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Kevin Statesir, Trey's brother-in-law and founder of the Burlington Vermont music venue Higher Ground, joins Tom in the studio to discuss Phish from a family perspective, and also how Higher Ground has become an integral piece in the Vermont music puzzle these days. Kevin's long history in the music biz includes brushes with John Lennon and Keith Richards. Kevin also discusses Trey's efforts to help with the hurricane-ravaged island of Tortola, Please check out http://trey.com/tortola-relief/ to learn more. Originally released in 2019. Please support our work by visiting OsirisPod.com/Premium.

NY Times Bestselling Author , Tamron Hall, Nick Cannon Oprah, Today Show, ExtraTonight Lisa is joining me from Tortola, British Virgin Islands!Lisa is "The "Breakthrough Specialist"She is the founder of Motivating the Masses and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC.LISA NICHOLS is one of the world's most-requested motivational speakers, as well as a media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached nearly 80 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa's courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide and helped countless audiences breakthrough, to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential.As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motivating the Masses, Inc., Lisa has developed workshops and programs that have transformed the lives of countless men and women, and altered the trajectory of businesses throughout the country and across the world.Lisa is also a best-selling author of six books, and her 7th book ABUNDANCE NOW, was published in 2016 by HarperCollins. In ABUNDANCE NOW, Lisa continues her journey with her fans, providing a clear and practical blueprint for personal success, drawn directly from the life experiences of its beloved author. ABUNDANCE NOW is the follow-up to Lisa's New York Times Best Seller, NO MATTER WHAT.Lisa's extraordinary story of transforming her own life from public assistance for her family to leading a multi-million dollar enterprise is the inspiration behind her bold mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same. Today, fans worldwide revere Lisa for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplish unfathomable goals and tap their limitless potential.A noted media personality who has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, The Dr. Phil Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Extra – just to name a few, is also celebrated for the impact she has on the lives of teens. Through Lisa's non-profit foundation Motivating the Teen Spirit, she has touched the lives of over 270,000 teens, prevented over 3,800 teen suicides, supported 2,500 dropouts in returning to school, and has helped thousands reunite with families.Among the prestigious awards and honors bestowed upon Lisa for her extensive work are the Humanitarian Award from the country of South Africa, The Ambassador Award, and the LEGO Foundation‘s Heart of Learning Award. The City of Henderson, Nevada named November 20th as Motivating the Teen Spirit Day; the City of San Diego named April 25th Motivating the Masses Day, and the City of Houston, Texas named May 9th as Lisa Nichols Day for her dedication to service, philanthropy and healing.Lisa lives, plays and works in the greater San Diego, California area and on stages around the world, working alongside her world-class team committed to Motivating the Masses.• The self -development hit movie The Secret, catapulted her popularity across the globe.https://motivatingthemasses.com/© 2024 Building Abundant Success!!2024 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

Today Mike, Scott and Rikki are here to answer your Listener Questions! We get some great questions asking about where to "drop" a couple of days at Universal in to a 10 night Walt Disney World vacation, thoughts on how the new Lightning Lane system will work starting today in the theme parks, strategies on a 4 Parks challenge this February, ziplining in Tortola, and much more! Please come join the BOGP Clubhouse on our Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord!  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

Happy Friday, everyone! Today, Mike, Scott and Rikki are back together as Mike recaps his 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Disney Fantasy last week! Hear about his pre-night stay at Disney's Old Key West Resort, getting to the Port via limo, thoughts on their Family Verandah stateroom, dining experiences, including Palo Brunch and dinner, entertainment for teens and adults, tastings, Port Adventures in Tortola, St. Thomas, and Castaway Cay, and more! Please share your thoughts over on the Discord channel at www.beourguestpodcast.com/discord. We hope you enjoy today's podcast!  Please visit our website at www.beourguestpodcast.com.  Thank you so much for your support of our podcast! Become a Patron of the show at www.Patreon.com/BeOurGuestPodcast.  Also, please follow the show on Twitter @BeOurGuestMike and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beourguestpodcast.   Thanks to our friends at The Magic For Less Travel for sponsoring today's podcast!

About a month ago, the United States International Development Finance Corporation's (DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Nisha Biswal, attended a ceremony in Freetown to launch the “construction of an electricity infrastructure” in Freetown's Kissy Dockyard, 4km east of the city center.  US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Bryan David Hunt and DFC executives described the launching ceremony as “a seminal development for Sierra Leone and an unprecedented one for the US government.” They stated that the proposed energy power plant is going to be the “largest increase in energy capacity in a single country of any prior DFC project.”  DFC is a US-government run “development finance institution,” established in 2019 as part of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act (BUILD) 2018, which combined the Development Credit Authority Agency with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, both formerly part of the US State Department Agency for International Development (USAID). DFC reports directly to the US Congress.  Several months ahead of Freetown launching ceremony, DFC executives and US Embassy staff in Sierra Leone have been repeating that up to $412 million in loans and risk insurance have been approved by the US government to provide finance and risk insurance for the project. Two foreign companies, Milele Energy and TCQ Power Limited are listed as co-sponsors and joint recipients of the $412 million loan (including $120m in risk insurance) for the construction of the said electricity infrastructure project. TCQ Power's controversial presence and involvement in Sierra Leone's energy sector dates to the early 2010s, but Milele Energy is a newcomer, arriving in Sierra Leone after the election of Julius Maada Bio in 2018.  In public communication documents, the DFC and the US Embassy in Sierra Leone present Milele Energy as an independent Kenyan-based power generation company, failing to reveal complete details of the company's profile and real ownership; details that are required to enable public scrutiny of Milele Energy's track record and whether it has a proven capacity to deliver on its contractual responsibilities. Corporate records reviewed by Africanist Press shows that Milele Energy's corporate shareholders include Gemcorp Fund (GP) Limited, a company registered in George Town, Cayman Islands, holding the majority 80% shares in Milele Energy; Verkanda LLC registered in Delaware, US, also holding 10% shares in Milele Energy; JWI III LLC also registered in Delaware, US, holding 5% shares in Milele Energy; and Empower Africa Consulting Limited registered in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, holding 5% shares in Milele Energy. There is no record of any competitive bidding and public tender process that Milele Energy and DFC went through to take over the Western Area Power Generation Project. Worse, Sierra Leoneans are also unaware of the loan conditions, including the interest rates attached to DFC's development finance loans. DFC is yet to disclose the process used to issue the $412 million debt to the US owned company Milele Energy for the alleged purpose of building an electricity infrastructure in Sierra Leone.  In this episode, we examine Milele Energy's corporate ownership and the DFC's takeover of the Western Area Power Generation Project.  We ask whether the DFC's operations in Sierra Leone complies with the provisions of the US BUILD Act of 2018? We also highlighted the need for oversight agencies of the US government (Congress and Senate Foreign Affairs Committee) to institute an independent investigation to help determine how Milele Energy and DFC took over the Western Area Power Generation Project, and the role played by the United States Embassy in Freetown in these corporate developments in Sierra Leone. This episode is part of the VOICE FROM EXILE commentary series of the Africanist Press.

Josh Murray is an accomplished actor and passionate traveler, whose journey began in New York and the Mid-Atlantic area. From a young age, Josh was deeply connected to nature, often exploring the outdoors and immersing himself in stories of explorers and frontiersmen. Initially on a path to a technical degree in computer science, personal challenges and a burgeoning passion for acting led him to shift careers. ⁣ Josh's acting career started with small roles, gradually progressing to more significant opportunities, including a notable performance in "Killing Lincoln." Despite the demands of his professional life, Josh maintains a profound love for travel and adventure, balancing his work with personal experiences and family time. n 2016, feeling stuck in his acting career and personal life, Josh made a bold decision to sell his house, discard most of his belongings, and embark on a transformative journey. Starting in Tortola and spontaneously traveling to Europe and Iceland, he sought to break free from his static life. This period of intense travel, which included facing extreme weather in Iceland and adventures in New Zealand and Australia, allowed him to confront fears, gain clarity, and mature. ⁣ These adventures, while daunting, were liberating for Josh and have significantly shaped his personal growth. Though he doesn't see a direct enhancement of his acting skills from his travels, he views these experiences as essential to living fully. Josh's journey, marked by self-discovery and adventure, continues to inspire and shape his life and career.

Carnival Elation Embarkation Delayed By 3 Hours is the lead story on Thursday's Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast, April 25, 2024 with Chillie Falls. Guests that are scheduled to sail with me today on Carnival Elation were notified last night to show up at the port late. According to Carnival, The ship is experiencing an issue that is limiting its cruising speed and will be docking later than scheduled Thursday morning. Wth Carnival Elation Embarkation Delayed By 3 Hours, I now report at 3 PM, rather than noon. Also today, Carnival Elation Embarkation Delayed By 3 Hours; Two Cruise Guests Missing in Tortola; Three Sailings Changed For Breakaway; HAL Implements Progressive Check-In; Carnival Firenze Christened;; and Lots more LIVE today at 11 AM EDT. #thursdaytravelandcruiseindustrynews #podcast #cruisenews #travelnews #cruise #travel #chilliescruises #chilliefalls Thanks for visiting my channel. NYTimes The Daily, the flagship NYT podcast with a massive audience. "Vacationing In The Time Of Covid" https://nyti.ms/3QuRwOS Cruise Ship Doctor Cruise: https://bookayt.net/cruisedoctor/ To access the Travel and Cruise Industry News podcast; https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/trav... or go to https://accessadventure.net/ To subscribe: http://bit.ly/chi-fal As always, I appreciate super chats or any other donation to support my channel. For your convenience, please visit: https://paypal.me/chillie9264?locale.... Chillie's Cruise Schedule: https://accessadventure.net/chillies-... For your special needs, contact me, or Whill.inc/US, at (844) 699-4455 .or Scootaround, Check out my streaming partner: https://streamyard.com?pal=4889083533852672 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChilliesCruises Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chillie.falls Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChillieFalls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chilliefalls/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chilliescruises Business Email: chillie@chilliefalls.com Accessible Travel Blog: https://accessadventure.net/ Chillie Chats With Sue Bryant, London Times Cruise Editor About Emerald Azzurra https://youtu.be/_bnrkqPf2gE Chillie Chats With Disability Advocate Kristy Durso https://youtube.com/live/YNyiUDyW82o Chillie Chats with Sylvia Longmire, Ambassador for Scootaround and WHILL Powerchairs https://youtu.be/VovRJ5Fh1I8 Chillie Chats With Ali Ingersoll, disability advocate and 2023 Ms Wheelchair America https://youtu.be/o31zOMYYqiw Chillie Chats With Special Guest Kevin Martin, 30 And A Wake Up https://youtube.com/live/7Q5AFPDD0YY Chillie Chats with Mark Chilutti on Accessibility of Oasis of the Seas https://youtu.be/ibuJe7sfvrA Chillie Chats With Kelly Narowski, Disability Rights Advocate and Avid Traveler https://youtube.com/live/YKzSpi8jdB0 Casino Loyalty Programs with Sue Sherer https://youtu.be/p0SsewJC_cE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast it's flashback February. Inspired by last year's Black History Month compilation episode (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/163), for this week, also dedicated to Black History Month, I've selected glocally speaking, mindset hacking and solution-scaping excerpts from conversations over the past year. Starting with the Science Mercenary, Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/hakeem-oluseyi) on how reconceptualizing our ideas on time and how the evolutionary continuum of human intelligence need not be as complicated as we think. Cognitive-Behavioral Research Scientist, Dr. Juleen Christopher (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/juleen-christopher) reinforces his thoughts by introducing us to her mindset hack, a technique called positive intelligence and how a commitment to telling ourselves and living a story contrary to those embedded in social injustice are at the bedrock of her activism. Cultural practitioner, Kobby Graham (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/kobby-graham) furthers the story as he elaborates on his mindset hack - collaboration and how its revival in the African psyche is critical to progress. Communication specialist and cultural curator, Samba Yonga (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/sambe-yonga) then illustrates how our African histories reinforce this collaborative ethic and is using her museum as the narrative activism necessary to reinform a new now. Finally, glocally speaking, the Money Maker, Eric Collins (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/eric-collins), puts his money where his mouth is investing in the change that he and his partners at Impact X Capital intend to see in black communities across Europe. The common thread in my selections is activism which is the why of Black History Month. Waking each morning in parts of the world rife with injustice is itself an act of courageous resistance. We must challenge ourselves to uplift untold stories and unheard voices, so that by valuing global Black histories, we can collectively build, simply put, a better today. That is the definition of Glocal Citizenship. Visit the links above for full episodes and extended show notes. Special Guests: Eric Collins, Hakeem Oluseyi , Juleen Christopher, Kobina Ankomah Graham, and Samba Yonga.

New season, new movie! We're talking about Minutes 01-02 of Muppet Treasure Island, in which the movie begins, and so does the song "Shiver My Timbers." PLUS: Revisiting Treasure Planet! When pirate movies were cursed! Will Ryan come away from this podcast liking the movie less? Does this movie look cheaper than Muppet Christmas Carol? The Muppet connection to the first-ever sports bra! And is Tortola a real place? Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe Guest Nobody Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe Logo by Morgan Davy Movin' Right Along: A Muppet Movie Podcast is available at ToughPigs.com or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Podbean, or wherever you get podcasts!

Mickeyphile Podcast Episode 179 - Disney Fantasy 7 Night Cruise We are back from our 7 night cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy.  This is the second part of our great trip.  We had 2 stops in the Virgin Islands and a day at Castaway Cay, plus more live shows, more great food, and more fireworks. And we finished it all up spending times with great friends at Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Magic Kingdom.  It's episode 179 of the Mickeyphile Podcast. Highlights include     Tortola, British Virgin Islands     Pirate Night and Fireworks     St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands     Frozen (Live Show)     Disney's Believe (Live Show)     Palo Brunch & DinnerFacebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/946434275769168/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mickeyphile_podcast/Music: “Cân thema (Mickeyphile Podcast Theme)” copyright Scott Daves 2023

NY Times Bestselling Author, Oprah, Today Show, The Dr. Phil Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and ExtraTonight Lisa is joining me from Tortola, British Virgin Islands!Lisa is "The "Breakthrough Specialist"She is the founder of Motivating the Masses and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC.LISA NICHOLS is one of the world's most-requested motivational speakers, as well as a media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached nearly 80 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa's courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide and helped countless audiences breakthrough, to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential.As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motivating the Masses, Inc., Lisa has developed workshops and programs that have transformed the lives of countless men and women, and altered the trajectory of businesses throughout the country and across the world.Lisa is also a best-selling author of six books, and her 7th book ABUNDANCE NOW, was published in 2016 by HarperCollins. In ABUNDANCE NOW, Lisa continues her journey with her fans, providing a clear and practical blueprint for personal success, drawn directly from the life experiences of its beloved author. ABUNDANCE NOW is the follow-up to Lisa's New York Times Best Seller, NO MATTER WHAT.Lisa's extraordinary story of transforming her own life from public assistance for her family to leading a multi-million dollar enterprise is the inspiration behind her bold mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same. Today, fans worldwide revere Lisa for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplish unfathomable goals and tap their limitless potential.A noted media personality who has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, The Dr. Phil Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Extra – just to name a few, is also celebrated for the impact she has on the lives of teens. Through Lisa's non-profit foundation Motivating the Teen Spirit, she has touched the lives of over 270,000 teens, prevented over 3,800 teen suicides, supported 2,500 dropouts in returning to school, and has helped thousands reunite with families.Among the prestigious awards and honors bestowed upon Lisa for her extensive work are the Humanitarian Award from the country of South Africa, The Ambassador Award, and the LEGO Foundation‘s Heart of Learning Award. The City of Henderson, Nevada named November 20th as Motivating the Teen Spirit Day; the City of San Diego named April 25th Motivating the Masses Day, and the City of Houston, Texas named May 9th as Lisa Nichols Day for her dedication to service, philanthropy and healing.Lisa lives, plays and works in the greater San Diego, California area and on stages around the world, working alongside her world-class team committed to Motivating the Masses.• The self -development hit movie The Secret, catapulted her popularity across the globe.https://motivatingthemasses.com/© 2024 Building Abundant Success!!2024 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

In this special episode, we have part of our group who sailed together on our first Me and the Magic group cruise. We recap the cruise, sharing our favorite memories as we talk about the Disney Fantasy ship, the Eastern Caribbean itinerary, excursions at Tortola and St. Thomas, activities on board the ship, and what it was like to sail on a Very Merrytime cruise.  Thanks to everyone for being on the show today, and a special thanks to Beci Mahnken and Grace Korba, with MEI-Travel and Mouse Fan Travel, for sailing with us. And thanks to Grace for being part of this episode recap.Connect with Grace online on Facebook, or email Grace at grace.korba@mei-travel.com to plan your next trip. Join Our Community Join the Me and the Magic Facebook community to share your love of solo travel, Disney travel, and more with new friends. Plus, share your thoughts and questions on this episode with the community! Connect with Amanda Is there a topic you'd like us to discuss? Email Amanda at amanda@meandthemagic.com.   Are you on Instagram? Follow Me and the Magic to see the latest posts, stories, and IGTV.  Subscribe to the Me and the Magic weekly newsletter for exclusive content, including solo travel tips! Me and the Magic has voicemail! Leave a voicemail or text to 1-347-74MAGIC (1-347-746-2442). Share your thoughts about this episode, a future episode topic idea, or just say hi! Podcast Subscribe to this podcast so you will be the first to hear new episodes!  If you are enjoying the podcast, I'd greatly appreciate it if you could rate and review it on Apple Podcasts. The reviews help other people find this podcast.  Online Shop Buy some fun travel and pop culture shirts and more, at our online shop! 

Today on the podcast, we're coming to you LIVE from Regal Princess with our first impressions of this incredible ship. Regal is repositioning to Galveston, and will homeport there, making Caribbean runs. We talk about the ship condition, food, and ports of Tortola, Antigua, Aruba, Curacao, and Cozumel.  Download our shore day bag checklist and more cruise packing and planning checklists & videos by joining the CruiseTipsTV Academy at https://academy.cruisetipstv.com

Kathleen from Plenty of Sunshine Travel met with Cindy from Norwegian Cruise Line for this week's cruise chat. . If you want to help this channel out, you can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PlentyofSunshineTravel . We took a look at Norwegian Viva. NCL's newest ship! Viva was built this year, so she is brand new! Built in 2023 Tonnage 142,500 Length 965 feet Beam 133 feet Draft 28 feet Maximum speed: 20.5 knots Guests (double occupancy): 3,215 Crew 1,368 Decks 20 The Prima class of ships is in the evolution of the NCL brand. They have taken everything the guests love to the next level and elevated their offerings for a brand new class of ships designed with the guests in mind. With wide open spaces and service that puts the guests first. Thoughtful design and a variety of experiences that are beyond your expectations. . Live it up! When you Live it Up, you have the best stories to tell. You rise inspired, ready for a day of exploration. You never miss a sunset and revel in the night's electricity as it comes to life in a brand-new light. . Behind the Prima class of firsts First for NCL: Food hall. Glass bridges. Infinity pool First for the cruise industry: Exclusive suite complex located in the aft overlooking the ship's wake. First infinity pools are located port and starboard side, almost all at the Ocean level. . Ocean Boulevard The Ocean Boulevard represents a significant enhancement evolution of the waterfront, the most outdoor deck space of any new cruise ship. Ocean Boulevard encircles the entire ship on deck eight is 44,000 ft.². The waterfront was 19,500 square feet, so Ocean Boulevard blows the waterfront out of the water. . The waterfront to Ocean Boulevard. They both had outdoor dining and outdoor bars with outdoor seating areas, but the Ocean Boulevard now wraps around the entire deck. It has expensive pool decks, premium outdoor lounges, and glass bridges over the ocean. . The indulge food food hall is on the Ocean Boulevard deck 8 aft. The indulge food hall is a new taken cruise ship dining. Customizable small plates from 11 artisanal, mini restaurants and food trucks offering mouth-watering cuisines . Enjoying the suite life is easy on Norwegian. The suites range from 388 ft.² to 635 ft.². They accommodate 2 to 6 guests, and 36 of these are available. The club balcony suite is 252 ft.² to 412 ft.², accommodating up to four people. There are 48 of these available. There are 946 balcony suites available. They are 231 to 358 ft.² and accommodate 2 to 4 people. . In summer 2023, Norwegian Viva will have 8 and 10-day Mediterranean cruises from Lisbon to Civitavecchia, Trieste and Piraeus. Winter, 2023 to 2024 will be seven and nine-day southern Caribbean round-trip from San Juan. . Seven-day Caribbean, Barbados, Antigua and St. Lucia round-trip from San Juan. You will visit Tortola, Saint Martin, Saint Thomas, Antigua, St. Lucia and Barbados. . Nine de Europe, Italy, France, and Spain from Rome to Lisbon on this cruise, you will visit Lisbon Sadel, Granada, Palma, Barcelona, Villefranche, Florence – Pisa and Rome. . On the 10-day Europe, Turkey, Greece, and Italy cruise, you will visit Istanbul, Santorini, Olympia Athens, Rome, Naples, Messina, Florence/Pisa and Villefranche. . If you want to learn more about Norwegian Cruise Line or any other cruise lines I have met with. Please get in touch with me at info@PlentyofSunshineTravel.com. You can also fill out this simple form https://bit.ly/3mxFUNd, and I will get back to you. . Subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell to ensure you catch all upcoming cruise videos. . If you want to see the images on this week's episode, go to our YouTube channel HERE. . Search #PlentyofSunshineTravel on Facebook or Instagram to see our posts. . . . #NCL #NorwegianCruiseLine #travelagent #CruiseSpecialist #Cruise #CruiseGuru #TravelAgent #luxurytravel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cruisingthewavespodcast/message

Some quick thoughts on ports of call and what to check out. Every cruise is different so do your research, but there is always something you can do to pass the time.

19KEYS presents High Level Conversations to bring you into the high frequency of speech and communication to elevate your mindset and value.S3E1 Ft. Baaba HeruFeatured Guest Bio: Baaba Heru, born in Quisqueya, La Romana, grew up on the British colony of Tortola, BVI. In 1958 he migrated to the USA attending Wingate HS in Brooklyn. Heru worked in data processing until becoming a NY City Police Officer from 1964-1985. During his patrols, he cultivated respectful relationships with the community, taking pride in never having fired his weapon in the 20 years that he served. Always preferring entrepreneurship, in 1967 he established the Sphinx Shop in Brooklyn, NY, manufacturing Dashikis and collectible Afrakan Artifacts. In 1971, he met Master Jeweler, Anacleto Santiago de Colon, who then mentored him in the art of jewelry making. As an official, "Craftsman of Ptah", he founded and became the Chief Designer of the Studio of Ptah, known for Authentic Kemetic amulets, for which he coined the term JOYARI and then established Heal ThySelf alongside Queen Afua in the early 90s.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/19keys/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

19KEYS presents High Level Conversations to bring you into the high frequency of speech and communication to elevate your mindset and value.S3E1 Ft. Baaba HeruFeatured Guest Bio: Baaba Heru, born in Quisqueya, La Romana, grew up on the British colony of Tortola, BVI. In 1958 he migrated to the USA attending Wingate HS in Brooklyn. Heru worked in data processing until becoming a NY City Police Officer from 1964-1985. During his patrols, he cultivated respectful relationships with the community, taking pride in never having fired his weapon in the 20 years that he served. Always preferring entrepreneurship, in 1967 he established the Sphinx Shop in Brooklyn, NY, manufacturing Dashikis and collectible Afrakan Artifacts. In 1971, he met Master Jeweler, Anacleto Santiago de Colon, who then mentored him in the art of jewelry making. As an official, "Craftsman of Ptah", he founded and became the Chief Designer of the Studio of Ptah, known for Authentic Kemetic amulets, for which he coined the term JOYARI and then established Heal ThySelf alongside Queen Afua in the early 90s.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/19keys/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mark 4:4141 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?Jesus (Yeshua) is the Son of Yahweh (YHWH) and in the fullness of time Yahweh sent His Son into the world to save us. None of us are righteous.  For Romans 3:10 tells us we all have sinned and come short of the glory of Yahweh.  Would you give your heart to the Creator of Heaven and earth? The One who spoke to the wind and the waves and they obeyed His voice?He wants to save you. Don't turn away. Episodes are also available on our own radio station Proclaim Gospel Radio! Visit us! https://proclaimgospelradio.comIf you have been blessed by this broadcast please write to us at P. O Box 336, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin IslandsTelephone: 1284 547 4601.Email:proclaimgospelvi@gmail.com

19KEYS presents High Level Conversations to bring you into the high frequency of speech and communication to elevate your mindset and value.S3E1 Ft. Baaba HeruFeatured Guest Bio: Baaba Heru, born in Quisqueya, La Romana, grew up on the British colony of Tortola, BVI. In 1958 he migrated to the USA attending Wingate HS in Brooklyn. Heru worked in data processing until becoming a NY City Police Officer from 1964-1985. During his patrols, he cultivated respectful relationships with the community, taking pride in never having fired his weapon in the 20 years that he served. Always preferring entrepreneurship, in 1967 he established the Sphinx Shop in Brooklyn, NY, manufacturing Dashikis and collectible Afrakan Artifacts. In 1971, he met Master Jeweler, Anacleto Santiago de Colon, who then mentored him in the art of jewelry making. As an official, "Craftsman of Ptah", he founded and became the Chief Designer of the Studio of Ptah, known for Authentic Kemetic amulets, for which he coined the term JOYARI and then established Heal ThySelf alongside Queen Afua in the early 90s.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/19keys/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2 Peter 1:19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.Friends, Yahweh has given us His word which shall not return to Him void. It will come to pass. He has given us His word, the holy scriptures to warn us of His coming Kingdom. Get ready to meet Him as our King of Kings and Master of Masters!For context, please read the entire chapter of Daniel chapter 2.Daniel Chapter 2: 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.Episodes are also available on our own radio station Proclaim Gospel Radio! Visit us! https://proclaimgospelradio.comIf you have been blessed by this broadcast please write to us at P. O Box 336, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin IslandsTelephone: 1284 547 4601.Email:proclaimgospelvi@gmail.com

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day), we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day) and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one's labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard's Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below! Where to find Juleen? www.stbernardshillhouse.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/juleenchristopher/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stbernardshillhouse_bvi/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084768841373&sk=about) What's Juleen reading? Alphabet Murders Series (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sue-Grafton/author/B000APENIA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) by Sue Grafton Works by Zadie Smith (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=zadie+smith&i=digital-text&crid=1MRNRHH8L63S9&sprefix=zadie+smith%2Cdigital-text%2C255&ref=nb_sb_noss_1) What's Juleen watching? African Folktales Reimagined (https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-netflix-global-launch-short-films-african-folk-tales-reimagined-29-march?TSPD_101_R0=080713870fab20008864d80ce7383c4893d809f05d7a0cc853c2c287bc7c41f306e6521d836bb1a108f58a915e143000e30b8eb185b53dda103d858cd9aea26024549206dadf1eef55bb635960dcf480b8b9877b1bf69c4e05d3ce0cf90257fe) Kim's Convenience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience) Never Have I Ever on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80179190) La Reina del Sur (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjmrKia09X-AhXcV6QEHcwuD_EQFnoECEoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80107369&usg=AOvVaw0jEr7WbLQcQTF8Z9ghIbeD) What's Juleen listening to? Angelique Kidjo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo) Biggest Afrobeats Artists (https://www.schooldrillers.com/biggest-afrobeats-artist/) Bossa Nova (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova) Other topics of interest: About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana (http://ayushghana.com/#:~:text=Ayurveda%20is%20a%20wholistic%20way,deceases%2C%20but%20to%20prevent%20ailments) About the British Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Governance in the BVI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Who is a Belonger? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belonger_status) About Jerry Blackwell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_W._Blackwell) Redemption Botanicals (https://redemptioncanna.com/our-story/) Minnesota Equity & Justice Project (https://www.mnhum.org/program/minnesota-equity-justice-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minnesota-equity-justice-project) Positive Intelligence (https://www.positiveintelligence.com) Special Guest: Juleen Christopher.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day), we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day) and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one's labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard's Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below! Where to find Juleen? www.stbernardshillhouse.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/juleenchristopher/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stbernardshillhouse_bvi/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084768841373&sk=about) What's Juleen reading? Alphabet Murders Series (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sue-Grafton/author/B000APENIA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) by Sue Grafton Works by Zadie Smith (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=zadie+smith&i=digital-text&crid=1MRNRHH8L63S9&sprefix=zadie+smith%2Cdigital-text%2C255&ref=nb_sb_noss_1) What's Juleen watching? African Folktales Reimagined (https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-netflix-global-launch-short-films-african-folk-tales-reimagined-29-march?TSPD_101_R0=080713870fab20008864d80ce7383c4893d809f05d7a0cc853c2c287bc7c41f306e6521d836bb1a108f58a915e143000e30b8eb185b53dda103d858cd9aea26024549206dadf1eef55bb635960dcf480b8b9877b1bf69c4e05d3ce0cf90257fe) Kim's Convenience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience) Never Have I Ever on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80179190) La Reina del Sur (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjmrKia09X-AhXcV6QEHcwuD_EQFnoECEoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80107369&usg=AOvVaw0jEr7WbLQcQTF8Z9ghIbeD) What's Juleen listening to? Angelique Kidjo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo) Biggest Afrobeats Artists (https://www.schooldrillers.com/biggest-afrobeats-artist/) Bossa Nova (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova) Other topics of interest: About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana (http://ayushghana.com/#:~:text=Ayurveda%20is%20a%20wholistic%20way,deceases%2C%20but%20to%20prevent%20ailments) About the British Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Governance in the BVI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Who is a Belonger? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belonger_status) About Jerry Blackwell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_W._Blackwell) Redemption Botanicals (https://redemptioncanna.com/our-story/) Minnesota Equity & Justice Project (https://www.mnhum.org/program/minnesota-equity-justice-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minnesota-equity-justice-project) Positive Intelligence (https://www.positiveintelligence.com) Special Guest: Juleen Christopher.

19KEYS presents High Level Conversations to bring you into the high frequency of speech and communication to elevate your mindset and value.S3E1 Ft. Baaba HeruFeatured Guest Bio: Baaba Heru, born in Quisqueya, La Romana, grew up on the British colony of Tortola, BVI. In 1958 he migrated to the USA attending Wingate HS in Brooklyn. Heru worked in data processing until becoming a NY City Police Officer from 1964-1985. During his patrols, he cultivated respectful relationships with the community, taking pride in never having fired his weapon in the 20 years that he served. Always preferring entrepreneurship, in 1967 he established the Sphinx Shop in Brooklyn, NY, manufacturing Dashikis and collectible Afrakan Artifacts. In 1971, he met Master Jeweler, Anacleto Santiago de Colon, who then mentored him in the art of jewelry making. As an official, "Craftsman of Ptah", he founded and became the Chief Designer of the Studio of Ptah, known for Authentic Kemetic amulets, for which he coined the term JOYARI and then established Heal ThySelf alongside Queen Afua in the early 90s.This Episode:This episode goes high level into the conversation of our understanding the concept of linguistic sovereignty, ancestral legacy, unification, differentiating between the spiritual and human experience, and changing the connotation of Black.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/19keys/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

19KEYS presents High Level Conversations to bring you into the high frequency of speech and communication to elevate your mindset and value.S3E1 Ft. Baaba HeruFeatured Guest Bio: Baaba Heru, born in Quisqueya, La Romana, grew up on the British colony of Tortola, BVI. In 1958 he migrated to the USA attending Wingate HS in Brooklyn. Heru worked in data processing until becoming a NY City Police Officer from 1964-1985. During his patrols, he cultivated respectful relationships with the community, taking pride in never having fired his weapon in the 20 years that he served. Always preferring entrepreneurship, in 1967 he established the Sphinx Shop in Brooklyn, NY, manufacturing Dashikis and collectible Afrakan Artifacts. In 1971, he met Master Jeweler, Anacleto Santiago de Colon, who then mentored him in the art of jewelry making. As an official, "Craftsman of Ptah", he founded and became the Chief Designer of the Studio of Ptah, known for Authentic Kemetic amulets, for which he coined the term JOYARI and then established Heal ThySelf alongside Queen Afua in the early 90s.This Episode:This episode goes high level into the conversation of our understanding the concept of linguistic sovereignty, ancestral legacy, unification, differentiating between the spiritual and human experience, and changing the connotation of Black.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/19keys/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Master the joy of bringing joy, innerstanding the symbols of life, interpreting history through hieroglyphics, how to overcome the over-indulgence of the flesh and resurrecting the power of women. 19KEYS ft Baaba HeruDescription:19KEYS presents High Level Conversations to bring you into the high frequency of speech and communication to elevate your mindset and value.S3E1 Ft. Baaba HeruFeatured Guest Bio:Baaba Heru Ankh RA Semahj Se Ptah, was born in Quisqueya, La Romana and grew up on the British colony of Tortola, BVI. In 1958 he migrated to the USA. He attended Wingate HS in Brooklyn then worked as a supervisor in Data Processing for 4yrs. He became a NY City Police Officer from 1964-1985. During his patrols as an officer he cultivated respectful relationships with the people of the community he served. He takes pride in never having fired his weapon in the line of duty or off duty in the 20 years that he served. Always preferring entrepreneurship, in 1967 he established the Sphinx Shop in Brooklyn, NY, teaming up with fine artist Jokulo Cooper. There he manufactured Dashikis and collectible Afrakan Artifacts. In 1969 he became a vegetarian and soon after founded a cultural group known as the "Jewels of Aton" focusing on the Old Kingdom legacy of ATN-RA which reemerge during the 18th Dynasty led by Tehutimes 4, Amenhetep 3, Queen Tiye, Akhenaton and Nefertiti. In 1971 he met Master Jeweler, Anacleto Santiago de Colon, who became his mentor in the art of jewelry making in copper, brass, silver, gold and platinum. He officially became a "Craftsman of Ptah". He then Founded and became the Chief Designer of the Studio of Ptah, known for Authentic Kemetic SA-Protective amulets, for which he coined the term JOYARI. In 1980, he awarded Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan with a Priest Carrying Ankh, also Alma Nomsa John, the first African American registered nurse at Harlem hospital. Historians, John Hendricks Clark, Ivan Van Sertima , and Charsie McIntire, educator, Adelaide Sandford, NYS Board of Regents, artist, Sun RA, activist, Sonny "Abubadika" Carson, Judge Bruce Wright ("Cut Em Loose Bruce")' Susan Taylor (Essence Magazine), Queen Mother Moore and many others. In the early 90s along with Queen Afua, he established the SMAI TAWI- Heal ThySelf.This Episode:This episode goes high level into the conversation of our understanding of the concept of linguistic sovereignty, ancestral legacy, unification of the nations, differentiating between the spiritual and human experience, changing the connotation of Black, challenging the narratives, and highlighting the role of unity and harmony in overcoming obstacles.Join the High Level Society today by answering the questions on this survey!https://forms.gle/SPzq3y7h5ppq6zZY7Featured Guest Contact:Website: Studio of Ptah | New York NY | Facebookhttps://www.soptah.com/Chief Elder | Shrine of Ma'at (shrineofmaat.org)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baabaheru_creates/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/studioofptah/?hl=en19KEYS:He is a believer in the unlimited human potential, and he aims to help more and more people realize their full potential. His mantra is “slaveship to ownership.” Growing up in Oakland, California as a Muslim of African-American origins, he had to face a lot of difficulties. Many people around him lost their lives due to poverty which motivated him to work harder and secure a better future. 19KEYS is a global thought leader and one of the pioneers in the space of Web 3, business, mindset, holistic wealth, tech , metaphysics and financial literacy; having millions of followers across the globe. 19KEYS is known for his relentless efforts in matters of wealth creation, especially for the youth. One of his initiatives has funded over 5 million student investment accounts. 19KEYS is also the co-founder of initiatives such as The Block World Order (BWO), Goldewater, and Crownz Society. When people think of 19KEYS, they think of a self-taught 21st-century polymath who believes work is the cure to all of our problems.Follow his links below to learn more:BWO (THE BLOCK WORLD ORDER)https://bwo.cheatcode.com/ LinkTreehttps://linktr.ee/19_keys Crownz 19 Linkhttps://crownz19.com/ GoldeWater Linkhttps://goldewater.com/ Book linkhttps://crownz19.com/products/paradigm-keys-solution-based-mind-reprogramming-e-book?variant=17962889904179 **************Special EYL Viewer Promotion**********Text “HLC“ to 3235776692Tap in on all platforms:Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/c/19keysTwitter:https://twitter.com/Instagram:www.instagram.com/19_keys/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@19keys?Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/19keys/messageSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/19keys/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our season 3 premiere episode. We talk about a recent cruise to the Caribbean and the Bahamas. From great cocktails to our quest for beer in the Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda and the Bahamas including an amazing visit to Leatherback Brewing Co. (@leatherbackbrewingstt). Thank you for following us the last two years!

Kathleen from Plenty of Sunshine Travel met with Lori from Holland America for this week's cruise chat. . Lori did an excellent brand overview and discussed the advantages of cruising with Holland America. . Holland America has 11 ships currently in their fleet. With Holland's indoor music walk, you can dance the night away to any style of music that fits you. . If you prefer a quiet side of life, you can go to their library and borrow a book. Holland has amazing restaurants for those of us who love food! From Steakhouses to Italian, Holland has it all! . Holland has great Alaska cruises, and you need to stay in Alaska for a few days before or after your cruise to experience Alaska the way it is meant to be experienced. I LOVE the 28-Day Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice Itinerary. This cruise is only offered once, and we need to go! It visits SEATTLE, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau, Prince Rupert, TRACY ARM FJORD, Haines, Skagway, Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park, Valdez, Prince Wiliam Sound, Dutch Harbor. Kodiak, Homer. Anchorage, Seward, Nome, College Fjord, Little Diomede Island. This goes above the arctic circle. You will see so much of Alaska! . Another Itinerary only offered once is ~ Canada, New England, with Iceland. This visits: Boston, Massachusetts, US, Portland, Maine, US, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, Red Bay, Labrador, Canada, Qaqortoq, Greenland, Cruising Prince Christian Sound, Isafjordur, Iceland, Akureyri, Iceland, eydisfjordur, Iceland, Djupivogur, Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, Grundarfjordur, Iceland, Nanortalik, Greenland, St Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada, St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Bar Harbor, Maine, US, Boston, Massachusetts, US. . How about a 73-day Grand Africa Voyage? So often we don't think about combining cruises and safari but Holland has put those two together for us! This cruise goes to: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, Funchal (Madeira), Portugal, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Agadir, Morocco, La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia, Souda (Chania), Greece, Limassol, Cyprus, Suez Canal At Port Said, Transit The Suez Canal, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Aqaba (For Petra), Jordan, Safaga, Egypt, Crossing The Equator, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Andoany (Hell-Ville), Nosy-Be, Madagascar, Maputo, Mozambique, Richards Bay, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Luderitz, Namibia, Walvis Bay, Namibia, Luanda, Angola, Takoradi, Ghana, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Banjul, Gambia, Dakar, Senegal, Mindelo, Cape Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US. or a 73 day Grand South America and Antarctica voyage. Half Moon Cay, Tortola, Grand Cayman, Dominicam Barbados, Puerto Limón, Tobago, Devil's Island, PANAMA CANAL, Boca da Valeria, EQUATOR, Manta (Quito), Manaus, Fortaleza, Guayaquil (Quito), AMAZON RIVER, Santarém, Salaverry (Trujillo), Parintins, Alter do Chão, Callao (Lima), General San Martin (Pisco), A Salvador da Bahia, Coquimbo (La Serena), San Antonio (Santiago), lela Rébincon Cruceo, Buenos AiresArmação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro-Punta del Este, Montevideo, Castro, CHILEAN FJORDS, AMALIA OR BRUJO GLACIER, SARMIENTO CHANNELSTRAIT OF MAGELLAN, COCKBURN & BEAGLE CHANNELS, GLACIER ALLEY, Ushuaia, CAPE HORN/DRAKE PASSAGE, Punta Stanley, Falkland Islands. . . If you want to learn more about Holland America or any other cruise lines I have met with. Please get in touch with me at info@PlentyofSunshineTravel.com. You can also fill out this simple form https://bit.ly/3mxFUNd, and I will get back to you. . If you want see this video HERE is our YouTube Channel . Search #PlentyofSunshineTravel on Facebook or Instagram to see our posts. . . . #Holland #HollandAmerica #exploretheocean #HollandAmericaTravelAgent #travelagent #CruiseSpecialist #Cruise #CruiseGuru #TravelAgent #CanadianTravelAgent

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NY Times Bestselling Author, Oprah, Today Show, The Dr. Phil Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and ExtraTonight Lisa is joining me from Tortola, British Virgin Islands!Lisa is "The "Breakthrough Specialist"She is the founder of Motivating the Masses and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC.LISA NICHOLS is one of the world's most-requested motivational speakers, as well as a media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached nearly 80 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa's courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide and helped countless audiences breakthrough, to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential.As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motivating the Masses, Inc., Lisa has developed workshops and programs that have transformed the lives of countless men and women, and altered the trajectory of businesses throughout the country and across the world.Lisa is also a best-selling author of six books, and her 7th book ABUNDANCE NOW, was published in 2016 by HarperCollins. In ABUNDANCE NOW, Lisa continues her journey with her fans, providing a clear and practical blueprint for personal success, drawn directly from the life experiences of its beloved author. ABUNDANCE NOW is the follow-up to Lisa's New York Times Best Seller, NO MATTER WHAT.Lisa's extraordinary story of transforming her own life from public assistance for her family to leading a multi-million dollar enterprise is the inspiration behind her bold mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same. Today, fans worldwide revere Lisa for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplish unfathomable goals and tap their limitless potential.A noted media personality who has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, The Dr. Phil Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Extra – just to name a few, is also celebrated for the impact she has on the lives of teens. Through Lisa's non-profit foundation Motivating the Teen Spirit, she has touched the lives of over 270,000 teens, prevented over 3,800 teen suicides, supported 2,500 dropouts in returning to school, and has helped thousands reunite with families.Among the prestigious awards and honors bestowed upon Lisa for her extensive work are the Humanitarian Award from the country of South Africa, The Ambassador Award, and the LEGO Foundation‘s Heart of Learning Award. The City of Henderson, Nevada named November 20th as Motivating the Teen Spirit Day; the City of San Diego named April 25th Motivating the Masses Day, and the City of Houston, Texas named May 9th as Lisa Nichols Day for her dedication to service, philanthropy and healing.Lisa lives, plays and works in the greater San Diego, California area and on stages around the world, working alongside her world-class team committed to Motivating the Masses.• The self -development hit movie The Secret, catapulted her popularity across the globe.https://motivatingthemasses.com/© 2022 Building Abundant Success!!2022 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

Genie+ Adds a Minor Improvement Allowing You to Modify Lightning Lane SelectionsTo make it easier to change plans on the fly, you can now modify Lightning Lane selections made with Disney Genie+ without having to cancel and rebook your selection.  This should have been included from day one and it's hard to believe it took this long to add, but at least it's there now. To make a change select the three dots on your current Lightning Lane selection from the Tip Board or My Day tab of Disney Genie, and then select “Modify Plan” from the menu that appears.After selecting “Modify Plan,” available Lightning Lane experiences from the same park will appear. You can adjust their arrival window to a different time from whatever is shown as available, or pick a new experience to replace your current Lightning Lane selection.--New Food to Try at Disney's Animal Kingdom LodgeDisney's Animal Kingdom Lodge has some new dishes on its menus.Starting at Maji Pool Bar there are new poolside snacks with an African twist. Shrimp Bakuli is a shrimp bowl inspired by the open-air food markets in Zanzibar. The bakuli includes chilled poached shrimp, pickled carrots, and Basmati rice with a soy-ginger dressing and berbere aïoli.The Multigrain Tabbouleh is a plant-based bowl with salad, grains, fresh herbs, and grilled vegetables.The Spiced Pork Nachos are topped with spiced pork, beans, herbed crema, and kachumbari. The pork vindaloo is prepared with paprika, garlic, tomato, vinegar, and a house-made spice blend.The Short Rib Grilled Cheese has slow cooked short ribs with a house-made spice blend, tamarind, and red wine until tender. It's on buttery brioche bread with gouda cheese and pickled onions.The Mara also has new items. There's a Marinated Sun-dried Tomato and Herbed Ricotta Flatbread with fresh herb ricotta, tomato sauce, four-cheese blend, and arugula. There are three new bowls: The Chermoula-spiced Shrimp Bowl has grilled shrimp, pilau rice, kale slaw, cucumber-tomato salad, and chermoula sour cream. The Oak-grilled Chicken Bowl has marinated chicken thighs, slow-roasted over an oak fire. Rounding out the new additions is the plant-based South African Vegetable Bowl, a perfect balance of curried vegetable stew, pilau rice, kale slaw, dried fruit achar, and avocado-tahini sauce.At Jiko: The Cooking Place there's a new appetizer to try – Sweet Potato-Groundnut Soup. This soup features spiced groundnuts, finger lime, pickled red chilies, and sorrel. Groundnuts are actually peanuts.Finally, to celebrate Avatar: The Way of Water, Animal Kingdom Lodge has a new signature cocktail at Boma: Flavors of Africa, Sanaa, and Victoria Falls Lounge. Way of Water is a blend of African Starr Rum, BACARDÍ Raspberry Rum, Bols Blue Curaçao, and lemonade garnished with a lotus flower and mint.-- Disneyland After Dark Returns in 2023 with New Princess Nite Event and MoreDisneyland After Dark events are returning in 2023 with two limited-time after-hours events including Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts' Nite, and the new Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite.Disneyland After Dark begins with a three-hour pre-party from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Disneyland park, then the private party runs from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., so you can ride some popular attractions after regular park hours. All event guests will get unlimited digital downloads of Disney PhotoPass photos taken during the party, plus commemorative keepsakes including a souvenir credential and event guide map. Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts' Nite January 31, February 2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16, 2023 at Disneyland ParkSweethearts' Nite will take place on seven different “date nights” in Disneyland park: a special themed fireworks show  Dance at the Royal Ball hosted by Aladdin and Jasmine near “it's a small world” Take a moonlit cruise on the Mark Twain Riverboat with the sounds of a live jazz ensemble Relax to the sounds of island music from a Polynesian trio at The Tropical Hideaway Enjoy deliciously themed menu items available for purchase, created just for the event  Capture your moment with photo opportunities with darling Disney couples and spots inspired by romantic scenes from Disney films such as “Lady and the Tramp” and “The Little Mermaid/”  Enjoy pre-party admission to Disneyland park starting at 6:00 p.m., no park reservation required Disneyland After Dark: Princess Nite March 7 & 9, 2023, at Disneyland ParkThis all-new first-ever event will feature the iconic characters who light the world with kindness, courage and a touch of magic. There will be shimmering décor, special photo opportunities, themed food and beverage offerings, commemorative keepsakes and characters galore. Receive a royal welcome at the Disneyland Train Station featuring Princess Minnie Mouse and Princess Daisy Duck with fanfare trumpeters  Enjoy an inspiring concert with Moana, Merida and more accompanied by live singers  Dance the night away at the high-energy, candy-themed dance party at Tomorrowland stage with Vanellope Von Schweetz Experience Tiana's Southern hospitality and dance to jazz music in New Orleans Square Enjoy specialty menu items throughout Disneyland park, available for purchase  Picture yourself in photo backdrops inspired by Disney films like “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Princess Diaries” including unlimited Disney PhotoPass digital photo downloads from the party Pre-party admission to Disneyland park starting at 6:00 p.m., no theme park reservation required Tickets are limited and available on Disneyland.com. --Disney Cruise Line will Return to Tropical Destinations in Early 2024In early 2024, Disney Cruise Line is going back to the islands with itineraries to the Caribbean, Mexico, Bahamas and Disney's private island, Castaway Cay.Getaways from South Florida The Disney Dream will begin 2024 with an assortment of three- and four-night getaways to the Bahamas and five-night vacations to the western Caribbean. All sailings from Florida will include a stop at Castaway Cay. Sailings from Central Florida  The Disney Wish will kick off 2024 with three- and four-night voyages to Nassau, Bahamas, and Castaway Cay departing from Port Canaveral, Florida, Disney Cruise Line's home port located an hour from Walt Disney World Resort.  Also from Port Canaveral, the Disney Fantasy will continue seven-night sailings. Eastern Caribbean cruises will visit Tortola and St. Thomas, while western Caribbean itineraries will feature the ports of Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Cayman; and Falmouth, Jamaica. Every Disney Fantasy sailing includes a stop at Castaway Cay, along with several days at sea. Caribbean Adventures from Texas and Louisiana The Disney Magic will have two limited-time engagements in Galveston in early 2024. The ship will embark on Caribbean adventures ranging from four to six nights through the end of January.  New Orleans will welcome the Disney Magic back for a second consecutive year in February 2024 with four-, five- and seven-night cruises to the Caribbean.  Mexican Escapes from CaliforniaAfter returning from its first season in Australia and New Zealand, the Disney Wonder will arrive in San Diego in March 2024 for three- to seven-night voyages to Mexico, including the Baja peninsula. You'll visit some of Mexico's top destinations, including Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Eansenada, along with stops to Catalina Island off the California coast.Thank You for Listening to the Disney Travel PodcastThank you very much for listening to this episode, Amelia and I hope that you enjoyed it. If you did, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes (or on whichever app you choose to listen). A brief review about what you liked most about an episode truly helps to keep the show going by exposing it to new listeners. We look forward to continue producing new episodes each week.Sharing the podcast with your friends and on social media is also extremely helpful and very much appreciated.Shop 1923 Main StreetFeel free to visit our 1923 Main Street® Disney merchandise shop where we have hundreds of unique and original Disney-inspired t-shirts, leggings, clothing, mugs, phone cases and much more. You'll find everything from 1923 Main Street logo merchandise to custom created authentic Disney-inspired originals, including lots of great patterns for leggings and other items.Contact 1923 Main StreetThank you for listening to the Disney Travel News Podcast at 1923MainStreet.com. As always, we love to get feedback and questions from our listeners and to hear your suggestions and ideas for future episodes.Please be sure to follow along on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.Thank you for listening and have a magical day!Mike Belobradic and Amelia Belobradic--Media provided by Jamendo

Episode 126In episode 126, Chris sails solo to bring you the interesting history of Norwegian Spirit (formerly SuperStar Leo) before sharing the latest round up of cruise news from around the world.Image credit: By sv1ambo - Ocean Liner Super Star Leo - Sydney Harbour, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38823142Support the showListen, Like, Subscribe & Review on your favourite podcast directory.Share the podcast with someone you think will enjoy the showBuy Me A Coffee – This podcast is only possible thanks to our supporters, simply buying a coffee keeps us on air. It is just like shouting your mate a coffee, and we consider our listeners close mates. https://bit.ly/2T2FYGXSustainable Fashion – choose a TBCP design or design your own… all using organic cotton, green energy and zero plastic https://bit.ly/32G7RdhCruise NewsVirgin Voyages Welcomes Resilient Lady to Growing Fleet of Lady ShipsVirgin Voyages, is making waves yet again and taking delivery of the brand's third vessel: the beautiful Resilient Lady. Built from the ground up by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, Resilient Lady is a mid-size ship weighing 110,000 gross tons like her sister ships in the fleet: Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady.Built in the Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Resilient Lady marks the brand's third completed vessel in the span of just two years, a notable accomplishment for any brand, and an even taller task for a new company that launched just last year. On May 14, 2023, Resilient Lady will embark on her MerMaiden voyage around the Greek Isles, making stops in Santorini, Rhodes, Bodrum and Mykonos before returning to her homeport in Piraeus, Athens. The ship will sail two, eight-night itineraries including the “Greek Island Glow” with the aforementioned route, and the “Adriatic Sea and Greek Gems,” complete with calls in the beautiful cities of Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor and Corfu.After her inaugural season in the Med, Resilient Lady will embark on a 44-night repositioning voyage, heading Down Under for a winter season in Australia and New Zealand. Starting Oct. 22, 2023, the ship will depart Athens before stopping in some of the most exotic locales the brand has yet to introduce including Cairo, Dubai, Bali, Mumbai, Phuket and Singapore. She'll finally arrive in Sydney on Dec. 4, 2023 for a series of celebrations, media sneak peeks and more.In addition to her sleek cabin interiors, Resilient Lady will feature the brand's six, Michelin-inspired restaurants, 20+ eateries, a curated line-up of live entertainment, design-forward bars, oceanside hangout retreats and incredible service. Perfectly integrating into a unique experience on the ocean, Virgin Voyages has developed a one-of-a-kind vacation being recognized by Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller and US News & World Report. Most recently, the line received three industry awards from Cruise Critic including the award for best dining, and received its most coveted award for Best New Ship in 2021 for Scarlet Lady.MSC welcomes 21st ship to the fleet!On the evening of 7 December, the world's third largest and fastest growing cruise brand MSC Cruises welcomed MSC Seascape to its fleet of innovative ships. The line's newest flagship was officially named at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in New York City in recognition of the addition of New York as a new homeport in April 2023. The event was attended by more than 3,000 guests including VIPs, key travel partners and media as well as top management from the entire Cruise Division of the company and its parent MSC Group.One of the highlights of the traditional maritime ceremony was a stunning performance from international singer-songwriter Matteo Bocelli, hot off the heels of his performance at the naming ceremony of MSC World Europa last month.Godmother of the MSC Cruises fleet and international movie icon Sophia Loren blessed the ship virtually whilst Alexa Aponte-Vago, daughter of MSC Group's founder and executive chairman Gianluigi Aponte, performed the traditional cutting of the ribbon to officially name the ship. Loren shared her good luck wishes for the new ship and commented: “One of the highlights of the past 20 years has been to officiate the christening of MSC Cruises fleet not only because the Apontes have become like family to me but also because MSC has always occupied a special place in my heart.  Let me bless the MSC Seascape, her great crew and all her passengers.”Following the ceremony, the guests enjoyed a gourmet gala dinner and standout performance by international Grammy Award winner singer/songwriter Ne-Yo.MSC Seascape becomes the 21st ship in the MSC Cruises fleet and the second ship to be launched in less than one month after MSC World Europa launched in November. She will be closely followed by the line's second LNG-powered vessel MSC Euribia, due to come into service in June 2023.Carnival Celebration debuts expanded youth programmeCarnival Celebration is introducing an expanded youth program including new enrichment activities for children, teens and families, as well as an update to Carnival's popular Dr. Seuss Bookville. Many of the new offerings will be implemented fleetwide by spring 2023.New Turtles Program, Updated Dr. Seuss Bookville Engages and Entertains Young ChildrenCarnival Celebration debuted the most expansive offerings to date for Carnival's youngest guests, children under the age of two, with a new Turtles program. The new program introduces an array of special activities, including Turtle Playdates, Turtle Band, toddler sensory activities, and Baby Turtle Trek – an interactive event featuring fun facts about sea turtle conservation, which welcomes toddlers to re-enact the journey of a baby sea turtle's development as they crawl on a custom-made ocean mat to their cheering family on the other side. The program also offers designated drop-off time in Camp Ocean and late-night babysitting.The Nautical Explorer program creates an opportunity for children in Camp Ocean to participate in exciting, maritime-themed activities to learn nautical knowledge and earn their seafarer book – from designing their own giant cruise ship and having fun with nautical flags to using a compass and meeting a ship's officer.Dr. Seuss Bookville is already one of the most popular activities for Carnival's youngest cruisers, and now it will be more unique and interactive as iconic characters from the world of Dr. Seuss come to life. Thing One and Thing Two will help families put on their very own circus, while The Cat in the Hat stops by to conduct a science experiment and Sam-I-Am leads a hunt for green eggs. In addition to Carnival Celebration, Dr. Seuss Bookville is featured on Mardi Gras, Carnival Freedom, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Panorama and Carnival Vista.Enrichment Activities Immerse Teen Cruisers in Cultural ExperiencesBuilding on the successful Holi Festival of Colours enrichment enjoyed on Mardi Gras, which gives teens an immersive and authentic look at this highly celebrated festival about hope and the colours of life, Carnival Celebration is introducing another cultural program inspired by the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan, which celebrates the beauty of life and new beginnings.At Circle “C,” younger teens (ages 12-14) will participate in fun activities like anime drawing lessons and pop culture games. Teens in the 15-17 age group will enjoy an authentic tea ceremony, Japanese crafts, and games to encourage new friendships at Club O2. Similar enrichment programs for teens will be offered fleetwide by spring of 2023.The expanded youth activities debuting on Carnival Celebration also include a children's space program in partnership with Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, which brings activities inspired by NASA science on board. The innovative new flagship also features a top-deck roller coaster and many other kid-friendly favorites, including a suspended ropes course and a massive water park with three slides and a new, interactive family show, “What's Age Got to Do with It?”P&O Cruises (UK) to host stars from the world of sport and exploration on 2023 itinerariesP&O Cruises has today announced ‘P&O Cruises Presents: Sail with the stars', which will showcase celebrated UK stars from the world of sport and exploration on board Ventura in 2023 and will be included in the price of the holiday.Sports enthusiasts will have the opportunity to enjoy memorable stories, games and entertainment on the Sporting Icons cruise with broadcaster trio Sue Barker, Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell on a seven-night cruise to Spain and Portugal. Guests who enjoy tales of the wilderness and the great outdoors can join the five-night Global Explorers cruise with adventurer and TV presenter Ben Fogle, travel journalist Simon Calder and Monty Halls, best known for his BBC Great Escape series.Both cruises will depart from and return to SouthamptonSporting Icons – 2 Sep 23 – 7ntsSue Barker – Sue Barker is a legend of British tennis. As a player she won Junior Wimbledon at the age of 17, before going on to win the French Open at the age of just 19 in 1976, making the semifinals of Wimbledon the following year. But it was fronting the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon from 1993 until her retirement in 2022 that made Sue a sporting TV icon. Her glittering second career saw her cover countless flagship broadcasts, including the Olympics, BBC Sports Personality of the Year andPhil Tufnell – Phil Tufnell is a former England international cricketer turned TV and radio personality. Having won I'm a .. Get Me Out of Here, Phil remains a favourite in the BBC Test Match Special commentary box.Matt Dawson – Matt's early career was spent as a successful professional rugby player, making a total of 290 appearances for the Northampton Saints and London Wasps between 1991 and 2006. He also appeared 77 times for England and was selected three times to tour with the British and Irish Lions. Since retiring from rugby, Matt forged a successful career in television and media which continues to play an important role in his life, with commitments including BBC Radio 5 Live and BT Sport.Global Explorers – 19 Sep 23 – 5nts Ben Fogle – Ben Fogle is an award-winning broadcaster and adventurer. He has written nine Sunday Times Bestselling books and is the United Nations Patron of the Wilderness. Ben has climbed Mount Everest, rowed across the Atlantic, raced across Antarctica to the South Pole and crossed the deserts of the Empty Quarter in the Middle East. Ben's career spans more than 20 years, having firstly found himself on BBC's first reality TV show Castaway. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, ambassador to Hearing Dogs for the Deaf and patron of The Red Cross and United Nations.Simon Calder – Simon Calder is Britain's leading travel commentator and is known as ‘the man who pays his way', meaning he pays for his own travel. Simon is travel correspondent for The Independent, and writes for the Evening Standard, the i newspaper, National Geographic as well many other publications. Simon is a regular guest on national TV and radio, often seen on BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, This Morning, CNN, ITV News, Channel 5 and Sky News, as well as BBC Radio 2, 4, 5, LBC, Times and Talk.Monty Halls – Monty Halls is a broadcaster, speaker, naturalist, marine biologist, travel writer and leadership specialist. He is an ex-Royal Marines officer who worked for Nelson Mandela during the peace process in the early nineties, before leaving to pursue a career in expeditions, travel journalism and biology, eventually becoming a qualified marine biologist. He is also the president of the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Monty rose to fame after winning the Channel 4 show Superhumans, leading him to present further series for Channel 4, National Geographic, the History Channel, Channel 5, and the BBC. He is best known for his three BBC2 series Great Escapes, where he lived on the west coast of Scotland and Ireland with his dog Reuben.NCL's unveiled its Northern hemisphere summer 2024/25 and winter 2025 cruiseNorwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, unveiled its Northern hemisphere summer 2024/25 and winter 2025 cruises sailing to bucket-list destinations in Europe, Alaska and Caribbean.GREEK ISLES, ISRAEL AND EGYPT – Norwegian Viva, the second vessel from the Prima Class of ships set to debut in August 2023, will offer select roundtrip seven-day Greek Isles voyages from Athens (Piraeus), Greece, as well as nine-to-11-day open jaw sailings between brand-new home port Haifa, Israel; as well as Athens (Piraeus), Greece; and Istanbul, Turkey from May through November 2025.NORTHERN EUROPE – From May through September 2025, Norwegian Prima will sail a series of 10-and-11-day open-jaw voyages from London (Southampton), England and Reykjavik, Iceland.MEDITERRANEAN – Starting April 2025 through October 2025, Norwegian Breakaway will offer a series of nine-and-10-day roundtrip Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona, Spain.ALASKA – During the Alaska season from late April through October 2025, Norwegian Joy, will make her first return to The Last Frontier since 2019 and offer nine-and-10-day roundtrip sailings from Seattle to allow for a longer, more immersive experience for guests to enjoy the great outdoors.PANAMA CANAL – Norwegian Encore will traverse the 40-mile Panama Canal during her unique 21-day Extraordinary Journey starting Oct. 13, 2024 from SeattleCARIBBEAN – Sailing roundtrip from New York City, Norwegian Prima will offer 10-to-12-day Caribbean sailings beginning November 2024 through March 2025 visiting Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Basseterre, St. Kitts; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda.For the second year, Norwegian Viva will homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico from December 2024 through April 2025 offering seven-day roundtrip Southern CaribbeanNorwegian Escape will sail seven- and 14-day Caribbean sailings from December 2024 through March 2025 from Galveston, Texas.Swan Hellenic and SETI Institute announce partnership to explore space at seaSwan Hellenic announced today that it has entered into a partnership with the SETI Institute to provide its guests with expert insights into the history and latest discoveries in astronomy, astrophysics, astrobiology and planetary science, and the quest to find other forms of life within and beyond our solar system. This quest takes SETI Institute researchers to the most remote and inhospitable corners of the planet to explore life, including Antarctica, where the Swan Hellenic fleet is, of course, present for several months every year.The new partnership is set to engage Swan Hellenic's many adventure travellers with never-before-seen presentations on explorations around Earth and beyond, with SETI Institute equipment, including an advanced telescope, installed on board.The experts initially scheduled for Swan Hellenic's 2023 cultural expedition cruises include Director of Education & Outreach and Deputy Director of Research Dr. Simon Steel, a PhD Astronomer and Astrophysicist who specialises in studying galaxies. He has taught both at Harvard University and University College London. 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Todays episode hosts three twisted tales set in the Caribbean Islands of Grenada and Tortola. Our anonymous story teller shares a true account of a mysterious voice trying to lure her mother into a nearby forest and a close encounter on a rainy day with one of the most feared entities in the Caribbean.  Finally the very last tale recounts a terrifying moment in which the storyteller herself comes face to face with an unexplainable darkness.Our SponsorsSaje Sanctuary www.sajesanctuary.com(340)775-7253Alexandra Marie Photographyalexandramariephotography.zenfolio.com(340)690-2062Thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed this podcast please send us 5 stars with a raving review to show your support! Your feedback and kind words motivate us to keep doing what we do and show up to be a fuller podcast for you here at Caribbean Mystics. Do you or someone you know have a true story that takes place in the Caribbean Region? email us at caribbeanmysticspodcast@gmail.com . Social MediasIG: @CaribbeanmysticspodcastFB: @CaribbeanmysticspodcastYoutube: Caribbean Mystics PodcastHostsGabrielle Querrard (IG: @gquerrard) Paulina Creque (IG: @rudegal_p)Theme song “Folktale Jouvert Riddim” by Umi Marcano

NYTimes Bestselling Author, From "The Secret"Tonight Lisa is joining me from Tortola, British Virgin Islands!Lisa is "The "Breakthrough Specialist"She is the founder of Motivating the Masses and CEO of Motivating the Teen Spirit, LLC.LISA NICHOLS is one of the world's most-requested motivational speakers, as well as a media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached nearly 80 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa's courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide and helped countless audiences breakthrough, to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential.As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motivating the Masses, Inc., Lisa has developed workshops and programs that have transformed the lives of countless men and women, and altered the trajectory of businesses throughout the country and across the world.Lisa is also a best-selling author of six books, and her 7th book ABUNDANCE NOW, was published in 2016 by HarperCollins. In ABUNDANCE NOW, Lisa continues her journey with her fans, providing a clear and practical blueprint for personal success, drawn directly from the life experiences of its beloved author. ABUNDANCE NOW is the follow-up to Lisa's New York Times Best Seller, NO MATTER WHAT.Lisa's extraordinary story of transforming her own life from public assistance for her family to leading a multi-million dollar enterprise is the inspiration behind her bold mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same. Today, fans worldwide revere Lisa for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplish unfathomable goals and tap their limitless potential.A noted media personality who has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, The Dr. Phil Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Extra – just to name a few, is also celebrated for the impact she has on the lives of teens. Through Lisa's non-profit foundation Motivating the Teen Spirit, she has touched the lives of over 270,000 teens, prevented over 3,800 teen suicides, supported 2,500 dropouts in returning to school, and has helped thousands reunite with families.Among the prestigious awards and honors bestowed upon Lisa for her extensive work are the Humanitarian Award from the country of South Africa, The Ambassador Award, and the LEGO Foundation‘s Heart of Learning Award. The City of Henderson, Nevada named November 20th as Motivating the Teen Spirit Day; the City of San Diego named April 25th Motivating the Masses Day, and the City of Houston, Texas named May 9th as Lisa Nichols Day for her dedication to service, philanthropy and healing.Lisa lives, plays and works in the greater San Diego, California area and on stages around the world, working alongside her world-class team committed to Motivating the Masses.• The self -development hit movie The Secret, catapulted her popularity across the globe.https://motivatingthemasses.com/© 2022 Building Abundant Success!!2022 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

The U.S.V.I and the B.V.I are beautiful Virgin Island "cousins"-- dozens of tropical isles and cays set between the Caribbean and Atlantic near Puerto Rico.  Lea covers the the U.S. islands, and Clive McCoy, Tourism Director of the BVI, discusses the delights and must-sees-and-dos of his island country. The U.S. Virgin Islands boast St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix; The British Virgins feature Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke.Both groups of Virgins offer gorgeous beaches and watery pleasures, towns with nightlife, mountains vistas, tropical flora and fauna , multicultural history, a laid-back vibe, fresh seafood and -- 'The Painkiller'!And, of course, Ciive ends the episode with his feel-good memory -- about a hat._____Clive McCoy is Tourism Director of the British Virgin Islands. _____Podcast host Lea Lane blogs at forbes.com, has traveled to over 100 countries, written nine books, including Places I Remember, and contributed to many guidebooks. Contact Lea  @lealane on Twitter; PlacesIRememberLeaLane on Insta; on  Facebook, it's Places I Remember with Lea Lane. Website: placesirememberlealane.com.  New episodes drop every other week, on Tuesdays. Please tell your friends, family and colleagues about us, and follow, rate and review this award-winning travel podcast!

While Dr. Kachmar takes a trip to Tortola, the redshirts get the studio to themselves...

It was the Caribbean vacation Shelley Tyre had been looking forward to - sunning, sailing and scuba diving with her husband and friends in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In March 1999, the vacation finally came. They had lots of fun activities planned but at the top of the list was plenty of SCUBA diving as it was a passion of theirs.  On the fateful last dive, at a site called Twin Tugs, something went horribly and mysteriously wrong. Shelley was dead and the Tortola police wanted to talk to her husband, David Swain. DONATE: One time: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Monthly: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/twistedtravelandtrue_crime https://www.tiktok.com/@twistedtravelandtruecrim?lang=en Gmail:  twistedtravelandtruecrime@gmail.com Research: Major Payne Sailing and Scuba: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb2NGYyCOI_3s2XPJyems8g https://verdict-justia-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/verdict.justia.com/amp/2013/02/05/mamas-in-the-graveyard-papas-in-the-pen https://www.today.com/today/amp/wbna33213865 https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/former-jhs-student-convicted-of-murdering-wife/article_9d738f74-8e3e-57de-b74a-d70508fa6b5d.html https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/parties-file-briefs-in-swain-appeal-in-civil-case/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/british-virgin-island-overturns-david-swains-conviction-in-wifes-scuba-death/#app https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-mystery-shelleys-last-breath-28-06-2011/ https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/shelley-tyre http://www.projo.com/news/content/swain_appeal_11-22-09_4VGH00K_v39.3986d24.html --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twisted-travel-and-true-c/support

In this episode of the Always Be Booked Cruise Podcast, host Tommy Casabona recaps his 10 day solo cruise on the Norwegian Cruise Line Gem out of New York City.  Follow along as he makes stops in San Juan, St Maarten, Antigua, Tortola and Puerto Plata.  

Shelley Tyre and David Swain were on a dream vacation to Tortola, British Virgin Islands. After a day of scuba diving, only David made it back to their boat. Was it an accident, or was it murder?

Our Port Adventure series continues, as we take a look at things to do in Tortola and St. Thomas. Adam…