hi there ! This is team leader Lara and I must tell everyone how proud I am of the team .. they have been professional, enthusiastic and very energetic, despite the hectic schedule. We have survived week one .. 3 more to go !!

Training continues

Training continued in Trinidad the day before our departure for North Carolina. We went out on a serious visit to the cinema and for a drink afterward. Unfortunately only three members of TEAM TERRIFIC were able to make it.

GSE training

This is our training session and interview held at a beach house in St James Barbados. It was hard concentrating in such a beautiful environment. A great time was had by all.

To find out more about the Rotary Group Study Exchange programme visit
http://www.rotary.org/en/serviceandfellowship/fellowship/GroupStudyExchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx

TEAM LEADER- Lara Quentrall-Thomas- TEAM TERRIFIC

Hi I’m Lara
Originally from England, living in T&T for 14 years and now, for the first time, a GSE Team leader .. bring it on !!
LITTLE KNOWN FACT- I recently got a tattoo, and am hankering after another..
THING I LOVE TO DO MOST- hug my cats, lime with friends, read European historical literature, travel and eat.
FAMILY- eldest of two sisters, aunt to three adorable nephews.
LAST GOOD MOVIE- Precious.
FAVORITE PLACE VISITED- Budapest, Hungary
COMFORT FOOD- Cadburys
WOULD SURVIVE BEING STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND WITH- Brad Pitt or Orlando Bloom.
VACATION SORRY VOCATION- Recruitment and HR Consultant
PHILOSOPHY – Say yes, then figure out how to do it.

TEAM TERRIFIC - Chad Blackman

Hey folks, my name is Chad
The GSE experience is certainly one I’d recommend to anyone who is globally minded with service to community at their heart.
LITTLE KNOWN FACT- I speak four languages
THING I LOVE TO DO MOST- Christ; spending time with Vicki (fiancée), a healthy intellectual debate; watching CNN.
FAMILY- Only child
LAST GOOD MOVIE- “Blind Side”
FAVORITE PLACE VISITED- Holy Land (Israel). Malta / Australia is certainly fighting for second.
COMFORT FOOD- Donuts
WOULD SURVIVE BEING STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND WITH- My beautiful fiancée, Vicki !!! God bless her (smile)
VACATION SORRY VOCATION- Youth Development Consultant / Foreign Language Translator
PHILOSOPHY – ‘To whom much is given much is expected’.

TEAM TERRIFIC- Wendy Ramautarsing-Slagveer

Hi,
I love to train, educate and share…..
LITTLE KNOWN FACT- I am a PARTY ANIMAL and a fruit freak!
THING I LOVE TO DO MOST- cook, dance, write and read
FAMILY- oldest of the two sisters
LAST GOOD MOVIE- Blind Side(kept me awake during flight T&T to Miami International(smile)
FAVORITE PLACE VISITED- Brazil
COMFORT FOOD- Ice cream
WOULD SURVIVE BEING STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND WITH- FRUITS, every Island has bananas, right?
VOCATION- Risk control Officer and part time tutor
PHILOSOPHY – ‘the grace of God will not take me where it cannot protect me’

TEAM TERRIFIC- Sasha Jarvis

Hi Everyone I am Sasha
I love new experiences and I love to travel.
LITTLE KNOWN FACT- I love to dance
THINGS I LOVE TO DO MOST- Picnicking on the beach, reading, playing tennis,
FAMILY- The only girl and the eldest of three, “so you can imagine what those boys put me through”, (smile)
LAST GOOD MOVIE- Why Did I Get Married Too (For the record Chad and Judith came willingly in Trinidad,(smile))
FAVORITE PLACE VISITED- Washington DC (had the best time ever)
COMFORT FOOD- Tamarind Jam and COCO POPS
WOULD SURVIVE BEING STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND WITH- Two of my very best friends Vanessa and Alecia they are the two most adaptable and resourceful people I know.
VACATION SORRY VOCATION- Marketing Research – Banking
PHILOSOPHY – ‘With God in the centre of my life anything is possible’.