Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Update from Vince and Cathy

Hello, everyone! First of all, "Happy Birthday" to Julia! I believe that she and Sandy are in the midst of their Alaska cruise -- can't wait to hear a report, and hopefully, see some photos!

Most of you may have heard our news, but in case you haven't......Vince has accepted an air traffic control job at the naval air station on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (aka Gitmo). He leaves September 6th, and I will join him later in the month. We re also planning on taking our dog with us.

We'll live in base housing that is being provided for us -- we've seen some photos and from what we've seen, the housing certainly looks adequate. At this point, we are not sure how long we will be there -- we are planning on a year, but since there is no employment contract, it could be more or less than that.

We're busy trying to make all the arrangements that need to happen for us to be gone for that period of time, plus just trying to learn as much as we can about Gitmo.

As we find out more, we'll keep you posted. Phone service is very costly there, so we will likely be relying on e-mail and Skype (or something like it) if I can figure it out.

Never thought I would end up on an island for a year -- shouldn't be too bad!

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