Next Journey

Since putting Redemption Climb on stand by some things have changed. The one year anniversary from climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro hascome and passed. Slowly,but surely, a Bachelors in Entertainment Business is being attained, and I am subtly making plans to move

to Full Sail University's campus in March this coming year.

Seeing how my first journey to Mt. Kilimanjaro started off with a six month countdown, I am planning in the next six months to have a solid beginning to a post graduate plan with another countdown. I found out some very big news this past Thursday, and I'm not sure how I will proceed. It is always a big decision when deciding to take a new journey, and especially if you are planning to journey with someone new.

With the holidays coming I'm praying for some clarity to reveal itself to me. It is my only concern that with making travels that have such an impact on your life with a significant other- it can either make or break your relationship. When I moved to Grand Cayman, I moved alone. When I started at Full Sail University I was alone. Is it only understandable that I feel instinctually obligated to complete my mission in a career alone?

No one really plans on love. No one even hopes to be captivated by love all the time. But now, love has plans for me, and love is captivating all of my time. I feel the urge to scare it away (not just because it's Halloween), and I feel an inkling to run. Perhaps these feelings

are an act of selfishness desire that paints an imaginative picture of me having a successful career before a successful love life.

Stand By

Fiscally Redemption Climb is on stand by for next year. Stay tuned to any further updates regarding the last mission, which was accomplished- but needs to further penetrate into the future.

Spain is still on the calendar, the means of what organization Redemption Climb will be supporting are possibly the following.

United Way- US

WISE - Cayman

WWF- World WildLife Fund- UK

Also open for any other suggestions.

Please notify me if you are supporting any further organization that is in dire need of help.

Thank you.

Step One

The hardest step most of all. Step one: Especially in risk situations.

Step two: always follows step one with a trip up; Step three often might be a fall.

Always, though, remember steps four and five strive upward.

After falling it's only looking down to that learning experience that gets life by.

Side By Side

Catching up with this blog has been the never ending task. Just as many never ending tasks begin and then get set carefully side by side. Waiting for me to come back to them, slowly, I trudge along. Trying not to overload, be overloaded, or swamped over by any bit in my surroundings known as containment. My words twist themselves from my brain, down my arms, into my wrists, through my fingertips, and SPLOOGE! PLOP! KRRRPLUNK! The Keyboard.

I put these tasks side by side, ordered sentimentally chronological (to the best of my intentions), mostly advised by my surroundings. My surroundings do not forecast a certain task to complete at a certain moment, I say, "Kaflewy" and deal with it!

Kilimanjaro has helped me. Mother nature herself helped me weed out my life essentially of what I love, like, and lack. Kilimanjaro just kicked me in the pants and said, "HURRY UP!"

Critters

Every trip you go on brings new adventure, and with these adventures come critters. My African sister Ann and I discovered the revolting presence compelled by this female cheetah. She had no name, which I will name her now Melificent. Yes, after the evil queen in Sleeping Beauty... Her energy was just that striking! As she gnawed on her meat!! What a great honor it was to join Ann in these experiences. Thank-You again to all of my supporters.

* Billy Bones * One-3-4-5 Apparel * Funky Tang's Music

* Abicus * Out of the Bluez Botique * Glass Blower's Botique

* JET Nightclub * Passions Lingerie * Tiki Beach Bar

* Cayman Taffy Company * Lilly Store * Dairy Queen

* Island Ink Tattoo * Sports Supply * KPMG

* AL Thompsan's * International Travel * Frisbee Fiends

* Cayman 27 News * LIME * Cayman Distributors

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, BWI

Thank you all!

Extra special thanks to my mom, Lori Thiel, who has inspired me to be such a shining lady striving every day to make the world more peaceful!

Farmanator

These moments I had on in Tanzania, looking back, really remind me...

The good ole' Wisconsin Cows

Grazing through breakfast...

Close to heart

Finding a nice hole in the ground shortly after grazing...

Heart closed

Not much business this year, only business is business

Business was usual, is usual, always usual...

Holes in the ground, ground with the holes...

Don't Cha Know?

Would you like that toasted?? ( ha ha, Nick! )

The BIG One

Stella Point, the point of no return. Why do they call this moment Stella Point? I for some reason was thinking, it might be named after the Belgium wheat beer Stella Artois. Someone may have woken up with a killer hang over, then climbed Kili, then said, "Ahh! This point, this is Stella, my hangover!" (ha ha ha)

The big Kahuna, el Nino, el Chupacabra, the Greatness!! WHO IS IT?

After climbing six hours in sheer night we reached Stella Point. About 18,885 ft (5,756 m) magnificently high above the clouds. Amazingly, mother nature feels imprisoning as short winded as I was. From Stella Point we found ourselves still 45 minutes from Uhuru Peak.

Waking up at base camp Barafu (#4) at 11:30pm, about 15,000ft high, we begin to
ascend Uhuru Peak (19,395ft). Around sunrise we reach Stella Point. The clouds silhouetting Mt. Meru, and the boxing stance of yours truly, barely standing.

Throughout the entire climb I was grooving- it was easy with the serene surroundings positively throwing vibes back all around. The guides who shared our Kilimanjaro journey were phenomenal. We all enjoyed a very unique experience, and one by one summited at 7:00am, October 5th, 2010.

Today, completely exhausted, I hang on for dear life! This day, was the day, I decided to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro!