of Gary Edward Hayman YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS EMPLOYMENT WHILE AT COLLEGE ADULT EMPLOYMENT        Degree Related Employment (Physics)        Air Force Related        Hypnosis Related Employment and Businesses        Computer Technology Related Businesses        Other Employment POST- GRADUATION EDUCATION ADULT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS        Air Force Related        Hypnosis Related        Skiing & Squash Related        Computer Technology Related        Magic Related        Cooking TV Shows        Hypnosis TV Shows        Cajun & Zydeco Music & Dance Related        Zydeco Mystery Song Project        GPS Technology Related        Sudoku OTHER        Organizations        Residences        World Travel 70 CRUISE SHIP EXPERIENCES GEOGRAPHIC GEE WIZZ        PERSONAL SAYING OTHER WEB SITES YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Youngest person to receive library card in Toledo, Ohio Band Leader - Kindergarten Percussion Band (New York, NY) Poster Boy model for branch of Boy's Club of America (Washington, D.C.) Senior Patrol Leader - Boy Scouts of America (Maryland) Leader of Meteorology Club (JHS) (Washington, D.C.) Leader of Aquarium Club (JHS) (Washington, D.C.) Actor - Weekly Children's Plays on WMAL-AM Radio (several years) (Washington, D.C.) "Uncle Bud Ward's Childrens' Hour" Occasional guest of DJ on WMAL-AM Radio (Washington, D.C.) "The Jim Gibbons Show" Actor - Weekly Children's Plays on WBUZ-FM Radio (Coral Hills, Maryland) "The Little Red Schoolhouse Show" Actor - Junior High School Theater Production (Washington, D.C.) President of local chapter of National HS Fraternity - Alpha Phi Pi (Washington, D.C.) YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Stock Boy - Pharmacy (Maryland) Paper Boy - Shoppers Guide (Washington, D.C.) Paper Boy - Washington Daily News (Washington, D.C.) Egg Salesman (door to door) (Washington, D.C.) Baby Sitter (Washington, D.C.) Summer Camp Kitchen Staff (Maryland) Sales Clerk (3 Summers) - Peoples' Hardware Store (Maryland/Washington) COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Bachelor of Science - Physical Sciences (Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry) - University of Maryland http://www.umd.edu/ Vice President of Pledge Class of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity - University of Maryland Vice President of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity - University of Maryland Head Cheerleader - University of Maryland Article: "Tatum's Twelfth Man" Cheerleader Squad Captain - University of Maryland Member - Gymkhana Troupe - University of Maryland http://gymkana.umd.edu/ Candidate for Junior Class President (Placed 2nd) - University of Maryland . Treasurer of the Interfraternity Council - University of Maryland http://www.marylandifc.com/ . Vice-President of the Student Activities Committee - University of Maryland Division Staff - Lt. Colonel - Corps of Cadets ROTC - University of Maryland Honor - Omicron Delta Kappa, Men's Honorary (National Organization) http://www.odk.org/ Honor - Gate and Key Leadership Society (University of Maryland) Honor - Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges http://www.whoswhoamongstudents.com/ EMPLOYMENT WHILE AT COLLEGE Sales Clerk (Summer) - Peoples' Hardware Store (Maryland/Washington) United States Post Office -- Package Delivery during Christmas Periods (Washington, D.C.) Special Orders Department, Library of the University of Maryland http://www.lib.umd.edu/ John's Hopkins University - Applied Physics Laboratory - Terminal Ballistics Division - Summertime Employment (2 Years) (Physicist)(Maryland) http://www.jhuapl.edu/ ADULT EMPLOYMENT Degree Related John's Hopkins University - Applied Physics Laboratory - Terminal Ballistics Division - Full time Employment (Mechanical Engineer)(Maryland) http://www.jhuapl.edu/ Air Force Related United States Air Force - Rank of Major Stationed: Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. Temp-E, Washington, D.C. Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. Misawa AFB, Japan Chicago, Illinois US Department of State (Foreign Service      Institute), Arlington, Virginia Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. w/duty in      Suitland, MD Dreux AFB, France Paris, France Montgomery, Alabama St. Paul, Minnesota Downey, California Los Angeles AFS, El Segundo, California Andrews AFB, Maryland   United States Air Force Duty Assignments: Inspector General - Office of Special Investigations (OSI)          [Counterintellegence/Criminal Investigation/Security]          (Special Agent/Detachment Commander/          Source Control Officer) US Department of State - Foreign Service Institute           (Student - French Language Training) Air University - Air Force Academic Instructor's           School - (Student) Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies (ROTC)           The University of St. Thomas - (Faculty) Air University - Air Force Institute of Technology -           Education with Industry Program Astronautics           and Space Vehicle Management (North           American/Rockwell -- Space Division) - (Student) Air Force Systems Command X - Space and           Missile Systems Organization - Titan           III Program; Los Angeles CA           (System Program Staff Officer) Headquarters AFSC, Director of Laboratories;           Andrews AFB, Suitland, MD           - (Special Projects Officer) Headquarters AFSC, Minuteman Missile           Program; Andrews AFB, Suitland, MD           (System Program Officer) Hypnosis Related Employment and Businesses Hypnosis Institute (Washington, D.C.), Lecturer Hypnosis Consultant at a Psychologist's Office (Maryland) Traveling Assistant for the Hypnosis Training Center (New Jersey) Founder, Owner, Director, Professional Hypnosis Services (Maryland/D.C./Virginia)(18 years) Owner, Success Tapes (Maryland) - producing relaxation, self-hypnosis, and motivational audio tapes. Computer Technology Related Businesses Owner - "Magical Software" (Maryland) - Software designer and developer of a specialized programs for the Apple computer with international sales -- "The Magic File Cabinet" an integrated data base local document and notes retrieval system, and a trio of programs -- "The Magic News Group Reader", "The Magic News Group Arranger" and "The Magic News Group Responder" a series of related programs to handle reading and managing of Internet news groups on the Apple II+, IIe and IIGS platforms http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/GS.WorldView/Resources/ROAD.APPLE/RA.5.html (look for Wade Spafford review)   Independent Software Developer and paid contributor to several national paper and disk magazines; SoftDisk Magazine, Genie, SoftSide 2.0, UpTime (mostly educational games.) http://apple2history.org/history/ah21.html http://apple2history.org/history/ah22.html http://apple2history.org/history/ah20.html Other Employment Magician & Mentalist/Performer "Mr. E" (Washington, D.C./Maryland) shows at the National Press Club, private parties, country-clubs, and service organizations (Kiwanis, Lions, Elks, etc.) Course Developer and Instructor for Open University (non-credit adult learning center) (Washington D.C./Maryland) - 26 unique courses in Self-Hypnosis, Relaxation Techniques, Stress Management, Success Motivation, Cooking, Exercise, Dance, etc. Owner/Developer/Instructor - "Eggspert Omelette" (Maryland) - Organized Food/Cooking/Party Evenings Owner - "BioRhythm Systems" (Maryland) - Mail order biorhythm chartings Developer and Instructor - Magic for Kids, Prince George's Department of Parks and Recreation (Maryland) http://www.pgparks.com/ Developer and Instructor - Cooking, Exercise, Magic for Kids; City of Alexandria Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Department (Virginia) http://alexandriava.gov/RecreationCenters POST- GRADUATION EDUCATION Office of Special Investigations School - Counterintellegence, Criminology, Security, and Investigation (Washington, D.C.) http://www.osi.af.mil/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations Criminology - University of Maryland Extension Service (Japan) Japanese Language Training - Base Courses (Japan) French Language Training - Department of State Foreign Service Institute, (Virginia) (AF Program) http://www.state.gov/m/fsi/ Psychology - Prince Georges Community College (Maryland) http://www.pgcc.edu/ Computer Sciences, Criminology, History and Philosophy of Education - University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) http://www.stthomas.edu Psychology - Strategy of Career Transition - Catholic University (Washington D.C.) http://www.cua.edu/ Air Force Academic Instructor School (Alabama) - (in residence, graduate) http://www.au.af.mil/au/cf/au_cat_02_pdf/23_ais.pdf Air Force Squadron Officer's School (correspondence)(Alabama) http://sos.au.af.mil/ Astronautics and Space Vehicle Management (ME) Air Force Institute of Technology Program with in residence training at North American Aviation (later North American/Rockwell (AF Education with Industry Program)(California)(year program) http://www.afit.edu/ Air University, USAF (Extension) - Introduction to Statistical Analysis and Data Processing Career Field (correspondence)(Alabama) http://www.au.af.mil/ Master Course in Electronic Technology - National Technical Schools (correspondence)(California) Hypnosis - Ethical Hypnosis Training Center (New Jersey), Certification http://www.durbinhypnosis.com/arons.htm Hypnosis - Joseph H. Ziglinski Hypnosis Training (Maryland) Arthur Bornstein School of Memory Improvement (California) http://www.memorydynamics.com/ A large variety of Adult Education courses at local institutions in the Maryland, Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia areas. ADULT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Air Force Related Honor - First Reserve AF Officer to be sworn into the Regular Service of the USAF by an Astronaut - Colonel Frank Borman (California) Facility Adviser to Arnold Air Society chapter (Minnesota) http://www.arnold-air.org/ Air Force Honors: Air Force Commendation Medal (w/2 bronze oak leaf clusters) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (w/1 bronze oak leaf cluster) Air Force Longevity Service Award (w/4 bronze oak leaf clusters) National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon Minuteman Missle Badge Award: First place Office of Special Investigations (OSI) European-African Pistol Competition Team Hypnosis Related Graduate of the Ethical Hypnosis Training Center Program (New Jersey) http://www.durbinhypnosis.com/arons.htm Member and Certification - Association to Advance Ethical Hypnosis (HQ - New Jersey) http://aaehonline.org/about.html Member and Certification - American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (HQ - California) http://www.hypnotistexaminers.org/ Neuro-Linguistic Programming Training (NLP) - Society of NLP; training by the developer - Richard Bandler http://www.purenlp.com/society.htm National Speaker at various Hypnosis, Dental, and Psychological meetings and conventions Guest speaker for numerous Psychology Classes - University of Maryland and Prince George's Community College (Maryland) Established Full Time Private Hypnosis Practice (Professional Hypnosis Services)(18 years) -- see Hypnosis Related Employment above Vice-President of the Washington Hypnosis Guild (Washington, D.C.) -- oldest Hypnosis organization in the United States Skiing & Squash Related Member - Owani Ski Club (Japan) Member - Langlaufers Ski Club (California) Member - Long Beach Ski Club (California) http://www.longbeachskiclub.org/ Participated in the Swiss Ski School - Ski Directors' Classes (Christian Rubi Program) for one or two full-week sessions/year for three years (Arosa, Villars, Wengen - Switzerland) Attended many classes at other ski schools in Japan, US, Canada and Europe (Switzerland, Austria, Germany and France) Member - Ski Club of Washington, D.C. (SCWDC) http://www.scwdc.org/ Ski Trip Leader SCWDC leading many group bus trips to Pennsylvania and Canada Member - SCWDC Ski Racing Team (Alpine Citizen Races)[Slalom Racer and kanone] NASTAR (NAtional STAndard Race) participant winning many Bronze, 12 Silvers and 3 Gold ski racing awards in national handicapped recreational ski races (slalom) http://skiing.about.com/od/skieventscompetitions/a/nastar.htm Places I have skied (150+): Japan (Where I first started skiing) Misawa AFB (golf course) Owani Onsen Sapporo Towadako Onsen Switzerland Arosa Crans-Montana Davos Klosters Davos Rinerhorn Flims Grindelwald Grund Kleine Scheidegg Murren Parsenn Sass-Fe St. Moritz Verbier Villars Wengen Zermatt Austria Aschau Aurach Aximer Lizum Igles Innsbruck Jochberg Kirchberg Kitzbuhel Klosters Lech Mittersill Mutters Pass Thurn Patscherkofel Reith Seegrube St. Anton Am Arlberg St. Christoph St. Johann Stubai Glacier Stuben Tulfes Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Mittenwald Zugspitze/Schneeferner Glacier Italy Breuil-Cervenia (reached via Zermatt Switzerland skiing over the border) France Chamonix/Mont-Blanc Area Argentiere La Flegere Le Brevent Le Mont-Dore Les Houches Megeve Area Canada Grey Rocks Mont Sutton Mont Tremblant Mont-Sainte-Anne Mt Orford Owl's Head Sherbrooke Maryland Braddock Heights Wisp Virgina Bryce Massanutten Wintergreen West Virginia Canaan Valley Snowshoe Mt. Timberline Pennslyvania Big Bolder Blue Knob Blue Mountain Camelback Elk Mt Hidden Valley Jack Frost Laurel Mt. Oregon Hill Seven Springs Shawnee Mt. Ski Liberty (Charnita) Ski Roundtop Whitetail Ski Resort New Jersey Great Gorge Hidden Valley Snow Bowl Vernon Valley New York Belleayre Mountain Gore Mountain Greek Peek Hunter Mountain Whiteface Windham Mountain Maine Saddleback Sugarloaf Vermont Jay Peak Killington Mad River Glen Magic Mountain Mt.Snow Okemo Pico Peak Stowe Stratton Sugarbush New Hampshire Waterville Valley North Carolina Sugar Mt. Wisconsin Mt. Hardscrabble Trollhaugen Whitecap Wilmot Mt. Minnesota Buck Hill Lutsen Mountains Spirit Mt. Sugar Hills Michigan Caberfae Peaks Carousel Indianhead Mt. Telemark Idaho Baldy Mt. Dollar Mt. /Sun Valley Complex Colorado Aspen Aspen Highlands Buttermilk Loveland Powderhorn Snowmass Steamboat Vail Montana Big Sky Wyoming Apres Vous and Rendezvous/       Jackson Hole Utah Alta Brian Head Deer Valley Park City Park City West Powder Mountain New Mexico Ski Santa Fe Taos California Alpine Meadows Bear Mt. Big Bear China Peak/Sierra Summit Heavenly Valley - California Homewood Mountain June Mountain Kirkwood Mammoth Mt. Baldy Northstar Snow Summit Squaw Valley Nevada Heavenly Valley - Nevada Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard/        Mt. Charleston   Organizer and Director of "Thursday Night Parties" for the Ski Club of Washington DC (SCWDC) - 6 years. Large parties for multi-hundreds at various Georgetown and Downtown DC venues. Member of the Air Force Squash Team (City League) Minneapolis, Minnesota Member of the Air Force Squash Team (City League) Los Angeles, California Computer Technology Related Took the very first undergraduate computer course offered by the University of Maryland, Programming for High Speed Computers, writing and running programs on two giant computers of the day; the Army's ENIAC (world;s first digital computer) at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds and the Navy's UNIVAC-A at the David Taylor Model Basin, both in Maryland. Board of Directors (Arts and Entertainment Chair) CapAccess - early free public on-line program for the Greater Washington, D.C. area, George Washington University -- Now Greater Washington Community Network. http://www.capaccess.org/ Member - Washington Apple Pi (WAP), International Apple Computer User Group [At the time, this was the largest Apple User Group - Worldwide] http://www.wap.org/ Member of the Board of Directors - Washington Apple Pi (WAP) Chairman - Apple II GS Special Interest Group, WAP Chairman - AppleWorks Special Interest Group, WAP Chairman - UltraMacros Special Interest Group, WAP Regular contributor to the Journal of the Washington Apple Pi - a computer magazine "Hot Line" computer help for Washington Apple Pi Member, Northern Virginia Apple II User's Group Editor, Novapple Newsletter, Northern Virginia Apple User's Group's Newsletter - a computer user's group. Honor - 1st place Award from National Apple User Group Newsletter Show & Awards (NAUGSAW) for the production of the Novapple Newsletter (National Competition) Member - Capital PC User Group (CPCUG)     Magic Related Member - International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) http://www.magician.org/ Contributor to Linking Ring IBM magazine http://www.magician.org/Linking_Ring_Magazine.htm Member- International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) Local Ring - Ring 50 "The National Capital Ring", Washington, D.C http://ibmring50.homestead.com/ Member - Society of American Magicians (SAM) http://www.magicsam.com/ Member and Vice President - Local Assembly of the Society of American Magicians (SAM) # 141 "Columbia Conjurors", Columbia, Maryland Honor - "Performer of the Year" Award from "Columbia Conjurors" - local SAM Assembly Member - Local Assembly of the Society of American Magicians (SAM) # 23 "Larry West", Washington, D.C. Member - Local Assembly of the Society of American Magicians (SAM) # 252 "NovaMagic", Fairfax, Virginia http://www.sam252.com/ Member - Magician's Alliance of Eastern States (M.A.E.S.) http://www.maesonline.org/histend.htm Member - Psychic Entertainers Association http://www.p-e-a.org/ Cooking TV Shows Was featured guest chef on two cooking TV shows for local broadcast. Taping at George Mason University, Virginia and broadcast multiple times in the Washington, D.C. area [Classic French Omelets, Omelets of Normandy] Hypnosis TV Shows Was featured guest on three Hypnosis TV shows for local broadcast. Taping at various studios in the Greater Washington, D.C. area. All shows shown on local TV and the Public Broadcasting Network, one receiving national distribution Cajun & Zydeco Music & Dance Related [All activity in the Cajun & Zydeco area has been and continues to be a labor of love, all volunteer work, performed as a public service -- plus being immensely enjoyed] Developer and Webmaster of "ZydE-Magic" the leading and largest Cajun and Zydeco Music and Dance WEB site. The major site was in existance for 13 years from 1993-2006 before it was moved to a new location and downsized. http://snipurl.com/zydemagic [being reworked] http://home.comcast.net/~cajunzydeco/zydemagic [being reworked] Editor and Publisher of The ZydE-Zine a twice-monthly online Cajun and Zydeco Music and Dance magazine with international distribution - 13 years. E-Mail subscribers to this FREE Internet delivered publication served ~4000 members of an International audience but later the magazine was also available to greater masses on the Internet. This internet magazine developed from a weekly email newsletter (pre-webpage) and was transformed in the 1990's into an Internet Ezine (Internet magazine) when graphics (GUI) inclusion became mainstream. http://snipurl.com/zydemagic [being reworked] http://home.comcast.net/~cajunzydeco/zydemagic [being reworked] "The ZydE-Zine" and the Zyde-Magic Cajuin Zydeco Music & Dance WEB site were a source in two major Zydeco hardback publications -- "The Kingdom of Zydeco" by Michael Tisserand and "Zydeco" by Ben Sandmel. http://tinyurl.com/ld664q6 http://tinyurl.com/n5lfuaa Gary Hayman is a listed reference in the Wikipedia article, Zydeco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zydeco Honor - Gary Hayman was included in the first group honored with induction into the Zydeco Hall of Fame by the National Zydeco Society. Zydeco dance instructor teaching in: Maryland Washington D.C. Virginia Pennsylvania North Carolina Florida Missouri Colorado Nebraska Texas Nevada California Oregon Washington Canada United Kingdom The Netherlands France 15 Cruise Ships Gary Teaching Zydeco Around The World Photos http://ghayman.net/GaryTeach/gary.teaching.zydeco.htm Musical Performer Consultant for a variety of national Cajun & Zydeco festivals Promotion Consultant for a variety of national Cajun & Zydeco festivals Developer and Webmaster of Roy Carrier & the Night Rockers WEB site http://roycarrier.com Zydeco Mystery Song Project Originator of The Weekly Zydeco Mystery Song Project active since 2008. A weekly Zydeco song (digital) where title is made available to a large Internet mailing list for the receipents to hear and attempt to assertain the Zydeco artist and album. The answer is always revealed in the following week's mailing. http://ghayman.net/ZMS/invite.htm GPS Technology Related Creator, writer, editor and WEB administrator of the the popular Garmin nüvi GPS Web site designed to provide Tricks, Tips, Work Arounds, Hints, Secrets and Ideas for several of the Garmin GPS instruments. International audience. http://ghayman.net/GARMIN.TnT/ Sudoku Creator and developer of Internet web site Sudoku Advanced Techniques - Quicker Sudoku By Patterns. Designed to help alleviate the Mathematics, Logic and Puzzlement of SUDOKU using easy PATTERNS. Established 2013. http://home.comcast.net/~ghayman3/sudoku/sudoku.advanced.htm [being reworked] Cruise Ships Guest Lecturer for 'Easy Advanced Sudoku Techniques + Notations' Enrichment Presentations for Cruise Critic and other ships' passengers. Other Organizations Toastmasters International (Dreux AFB, France; Los Angeles AFS, California; Andrews AFB, Maryland) http://www.toastmasters.org Developer and Administrator of "Biorhythm Compatibility Parties" a fun technique of "break the ice" people to people meetings at gatherings. Windsor Green Neighborhood Watch Patrol (Greenbelt, Maryland) Windsor Green Static Watch Committee (Greenbelt, Maryland) Honor - Listed in the Guinness World Records as owner of the world's largest collection of sea shells. Gary Hayman sez he keeps the collection scattered on beaches all over the world. Perhaps you've seen some of it. Just checking to see if you are reading any of this. The above is really claimed by Stephen Wright the phenomenal comedian and Oscar winner. Residences: Toledo, Ohio Yipsalanti, Michigan Bridgeport, Connecticut New York (Bronx), New York Ann Arbor, Michigan Washington, D.C. College Park, Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland Misawa AFB, Japan Chicago, Illinois Arlington, Virginia Dreux, France Suresnes (Paris), France Bloomington, Minnesota Long Beach, California Playa Del Rey, California Redondo Beach, California Crofton, Maryland Greenbelt, Maryland Many Cruise Ships CURRENT RESIDENCE [CLICK HERE for Interactive View] World Travel US States Visited: All US States. Last one added to complete the list was Alaska in May, 2008 US Territories Visited: Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Midway Island Wake Island Disney Land Disney World 77 World Countries and major islands visited (even if just a short time): Canada Mexico Cuba Costa Rica Panama Columbia Honduras Nicaragua Brazil Belize Guatamala Dominican Republic Haiti Cayman Islands Jamaica Bahamas Bermuda St. Martin St. Maarten St. Thomas St. Lucia St. Kitts St. Croix Barbados Tortola Antigua Turks & Caicos Islands Aruba Curacao Bonaire Grenada Dominica Iceland Greenland England Ireland Fanning Island France [country +]   Martinique (Fr. West Indies)   Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)     Nuku Hiva   Society Islands (French Polynesia)     Bora Bora     Raiatea     Moorea     Papeete Tahiti   Tuamotu Islands (French Polynesia)     Fakarava Monaco Belgium Netherlands Sweden Denmark Germany Portugal [country +]   Azores Maderia Spain [country +]   Majorca   Canary Islands Austria Italy Switzerland Japan [country +]   Okinawa South Korea Hong Kong (China) Singapore Viet Nam Indonesia [country +]   Java   Bali   Komodo Island Philippines Taiwan (Formosa) Australia United States (All 50 States)   (incl. Hawaii & Alaska)   Washington D.C. (US District)   Puerto Rico (US Territory)   US Virgin Islands (US Territory)   Midway Island (US Territory)   Wake Island (US Territory)   Coney Island (US/NYC Territory) [Displayed below - CLICK not necessary] 70 Cruise Ship Experiences [647 days] Date Ship D Cruise Line Port/Embarcation Journey 11/09/80 Caribe (^) 4 Commodore Alexandria VA Bermuda 07/21/96 SeaBreeze 7 Dolphin Miami FL W. Caribbean (Cozumel; Grand Cayman; Montego Bay, Jamaica) 08/09/98 Grandeur of the Seas 7 Royal Caribbean Miami FL W. Caribbean (Cozumel; Grand Cayman; Montego Bay, Jamaica) 11/14/98 Enchanted Isle * 7 Commodore New Orleans LA W. Caribbean (Cozumel; Grand Cayman; Montego Bay, Jamaica) 10/18/99 Enchanted Isle * 7 Commodore New Orleans LA W. Caribbean (Cozumel; Grand Cayman; Montego Bay, Jamaica) 10/21/00 Enchanted Isle * 7 Commodore New Orleans LA W. & S. Caribbean (Cozumel, Roatan, Belize) 11/11/01 Inspiration * 7 Carnival New Orleans LA W. Caribbean (Cozumel; Grand Cayman; Montego Bay, Jamaica) 11/03/02 Victory * 7 Carnival Miami FL E. Caribbean (San Juan, PR; St. Thomas, USVI; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA)) 11/09/03 Conquest * 7 Carnival New Orleans LA W. Caribbean (Cozumel; Grand Cayman; Montego Bay, Jamaica) 05/10/04 (10-65) Enchantment of the Seas 5 Royal Caribbean Ft. Lauderdale FL W. & S. Caribbean (Key West FL; Cozumel; Belize) 11/07/04 Conquest * 7 Carnival New Orleans LA W. Caribbean (Montego Bay, Jamaica; Grand Cayman; Cozumel) 11/06/05 Sun * 7 Norwegian Galveston TX W. & S. Caribbean (Roatan, Belize, Cozumel) 11/12/06 Sun * 7 Norwegian Galveston TX W. & S. Caribbean (Roatan, Belize, Cozumel) 02/25/07 Valor 0 Carnival Miami FL No Go - Ice Storm in DC 08/04/07 Valor 7 Carnival Miami FL W. & S. Caribbean (Nassau, Bahamas; St. Thomas, USVI; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA)) 11/11/07 Conquest * 7 Carnival Galvaston TX W. Caribbean (Montego Bay, Jamaica; Grand Cayman; Cozumel) 05/17/08 Diamond Princess 7 Princess Whittier AK Alaska (Whittier, College Fjord, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan); Vancouver, Canada 11/02/08 Conquest ** 7 Carnival Galvaston TX W. Caribbean (Montego Bay, Jamaica; Grand Cayman; Cozumel) 05/23/09 Freedom 8 Carnival Ft. Lauderdale FL E. & S. Caribbean (San Juan, PR; St. Thomas USVI; Antigua; Tortola, BVI; Nassau, Bahamas) 08/20/09 Destiny 4 Carnival Miami FL W. Caribbean (Key West FL, Cozumel) 11/11/09 (20-134) Spirit 8 Carnival San Diego CA Mexican Riviera (Acapulco, Zihuatanego, Manzanillo) 02/22/10 Imagination 4 Carnival Miami FL W. Caribbean (Key West FL, Cozumel) 04/30/10 Elation *** 15 Carnival San Diego CA Panama Canal Cruise [San Diego CA; Cabo San Lucus & Acapulco, (Mexico); Panama Canal; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Cartangena, Columbia; Tampa FL, Mobile AL] 09/18/10 Dream 7 Carnival Port Canaveral FL W. Caribbean (Cozumel, Roatan, Belize, Costa Maya) 10/24/10 Pride 7 Carnival Baltimore MD Port Canaveral FL & The Bahamas (Nassau & Freeport) 12/11/10 Epic  7 Norwegian Miami FL W. Caribbean (Costa Maya, Roatan, Cozumel) 02/06/11 Pride 7 Carnival Baltimore MD Port Canaveral FL & The Bahamas (Nassau & Freeport) 05/07/11 Epic *** 11 Norwegian Miami FL Trans-Atlantic [Miami FL; Ponta Delgada, Azores; Barcelona. Spain] 09/04/11 Victory 7 Carnival San Juan PR S. Caribbean (San Juan, PR; St. Thomas, USVI; Barbados; St. Lucia; St. Kitts; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA)) 10/30/11 Valor 7 Carnival Miami FL W. Caribbean (Grand Cayman, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel) 12/10/11 (30-213) Liberty 7 Carnival Miami FL E. Caribbean (St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, PR; Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands) 02/05/12 Pride 7 Carnival Baltimore MD Port Canaveral FL & The Bahamas (Nassau & Freeport) 04/14/12 Liberty of the Seas *** 14 Royal Caribbean Ft. Lauderdale FL Trans-Atlantic [Ft. Lauderdale; Nassau, Bahamas; Tenerife, Canary Islands; Seville, Malaga, Valencia, Barcelona, (Spain)] 06/14/12 Enchantment of the Seas 8 Royal Caribbean Baltimore MD Bermuda, Boston, Newport 09/02/12 MS Zaandam 7 Holland America Vancouver BCC Vancouver, Canada; Alaska (Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Seward) 11/03/12 Navigator of the Seas 14 Royal Caribbean Barcelona Spain Trans-Atlantic [Barcelona, Cartagena, Malaga, (Spain); Tenerife, Canary Islands; Nassau, Bahamas; New Orleans LA] 02/03/13 Pride 7 Carnival Baltimore MD Port Canaveral FL; The Bahamas (Nassau & Freeport) 04/21/13 Star *** (%) 16 Norwegian New Orleans LA Trans-Atlantic [New Orleans LA; Miami; Ponta Delgada, Azores; Dover, UK; Helsingborg, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark] 08/28/13 Coral Princess 7 Princess Vancouver BBC Vancouver, Canada; Alaska (Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, College Fjord, Whittier) 11/01/13 Sunshine ***(+) (%) 16 Carnival Barcelona Spain Trans-Atlantic [Barcelona; Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, (Spain); Las Palmas, Canary Islands; Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands; New Orleans LA] 01/03/14 (40-317) Grandeur of the Seas 8 Royal Caribbean Baltimore MD Port Canaveral & Key West, FL; The Bahamas (Nassau & CocoCay) 02/02/14 Pride 7 Carnival Baltimore MD Port Canaveral FL; The Bahamas (Nassau & Freeport) 05/04/14 Independence of the Seas 11 Royal Caribbean Ft. Lauderdale FL Trans-Atlantic [Ft. Lauderdale FL; Nassau, Bahamas; St. Thomas USVI; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA); London [Southampton] UK] 08/24/14 Dream 7 Carnival New Orleans LA W. Caribbean (Roatan, Belize, Cozumel) 10/25/14 Breeze 8 Carnival Miami FL S. Caribbean (Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands; La Romana, DR; Curacao; Aruba) 11/02/14 Conquest 7 Carnival Miami FL W. Caribbean (Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, Grand Cayman) 02/09/15 Triumph 11 Carnival Galveston TX S. Caribbean (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Aruba; Bonaire; Grenada; Dominica; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA); San Juan, Puerto Rico) 02/20/15 Triumph 10 Carnival San Juan PR S. Caribbean (St. Thomas, USVI; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA); Antigua; St Kitts, WI; St. Croix; Falmouth, Jamaica; Galveston, TX) 05/03/15 Independence of the Seas 7 Royal Caribbean Ft. Lauderdale FL W Caribbean (Labadee, Haiti; Falmouth, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico) 05/10/15 Conquest 8 Carnival Ft. Lauderdale FL E. Caribbean (Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA); St Kitts, WI; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands) 05/29/15 (50-400) Grandeur of the Seas 7 Royal Caribbean Baltimore MD Port Canaveral, FL; The Bahamas (Nassau & CocoCay) 11/01/15 Liberty of the Seas 12 Royal Caribbean Bayonne NJ Repositioning [Cape Liberty, NJ; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, USVA; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA); Curacao; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Galveston, TX] 03/14/16 Island Princess 10 Princess Ft. Lauderdale FL Caribbean/Panama Canal [Aruba; Cartagna, Columbia; Panama Canal (Partial Transit); Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Ocho Rios, Jamacia] 04/29/16 Serenade of the Seas 16 Royal Caribbean Ft. Lauderdale FL Trans-Atlantic [Ft. Laurdale, FL; Ponta Delgada, Portugal (Azores); Cork (Cobh), Ireland; Paris (Le Havre), France; Brussels (Brugge), Belgium; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Copenhagen, Denmark] 07/24/16 Getaway 11 Norwegian Miami FL Trans-Equitorial (Official Olympic Reprositioning Charter) [Miami, FL; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] 08/22/16 Getaway 11 Norwegian Rio de Janeiro Brazil Trans-Equitorial (Official Olympic Reprositioning Charter) [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Miami, FL] 09/26/16 Empress of the Seas 5 Royal Caribbean Miami FL W Caribbean (Key West, FL; Cozumel, Mexico) 11/10/16 Navigator of the Seas 13 Royal Caribbean Southampton UK Trans-Atlantic [Southampton, UK; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Port Canaveral, FL; Miami, FL] 02/04/17 Grandeur of the Seas 9 Royal Caribbean Baltimore MD Bahamas (Charleston SC; Port Canaveral FL; Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas; Nassau, Bahamas; CocoCay, Bahamas) 04/11/17 MS Volendam 14 Holland America Tokyo (Yokohama) Japan Japan & Korea [Tokyo (Yokohama), Osaka, Miyazaki, Naha (Okinawa), Ishigaki Island -Japan; Cheju City (Jeju), Seoul - Korea; Hososhima (Miyazaki), Tokyo (Yokohma) - Japan] 04/25/17 (60-517) MS Volendam 16 Holland America Tokyo (Yokohama) Japan Japan, North Pacific Crossing East (via Alaska & Canada) [Tokyo (Yokohama), Aomori, Muroran (Hokkaido), Kushiro (Hokkaido) - Japan; Cross International Date Line; Kodiak, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan - Alaska; Vancouver, Canada] 11/01/17 MS Amsterdam 23 Holland America Hong Kong China Grand Asia & Pacific Voyage [Hong Kong China, Nha Trang & Phu My - Vietnam; Singapore; Bali & Komodo Island - Indonesia; Darwin, Cairns, Brisbane & Sydney, Australia] 02/01/18 Grandeur of the Seas 9 Royal Caribbean Baltimore MD Southeast Coast & Bahamas (Baltimore MD; Charleston SC; Port Canaveral FL; Nassau & CocoCay, Bahamas) 04/14/18 Seaside 7 MSC Cruises Miami FL East Caribbean (Philipsburg, St. Maarten (NA); San Juan, Puerto Rico; Nassau, Bahamas) 04/22/18 Star 14 Norwegian Miami FL Trans-Atlantic [Miami FL; Ponta Delgada & Lisbon (Portugal); Cadiz, Malaga, Alicante, & Barcelona (Spain)] 09/30/18 Westerdam 14 Holland America Vancouver BCC North-Pacific Crossing West (via Canada & Alaska to Japan) [Vancouver BCC; Juneau, Glacier Bay, & Kodiak, AK; Cross International Date Line; Hakodate & Yokohama Japan] 11/04/18 Epic 13 Norwegian Barcelona Spain Trans-Atlantic [Barcelona Spain; Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; St. Maarten (NA) Antigua (instead-weather problem); St. Thomas (USVI); Port Canaveral FL] 03/09/19 Eurodamn 28 Holland America San Diego CA Pacific Adventure - Hawaii, Tahiti, French Polynesia & more [San Diego CA, Honolulu HI, Hilo HI; Tabuaren (Fanning Island); [Vaitape Bora Bora; Uturoa Raiatea; Bahia d'Opunoha, Moorea; Papeete, Tahiti] (Society Islands); Fakarava, (Tuamotu Islands); Taiohae, Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands); San Diego CA] 09/09/19 Armonia 7 MSC Miami FL Caribbean (Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya & Cozumel Mexico; Key West FL) 09/16/19 Armonia 7 MSC Miami FL Caribbean (Ocho Rios Jamaica; Georgetown Cayman Islands; Costa Maya & Cozumel Mexico) 02/20/20 (70-647) Grandeur of the Seas 8 Royal Caribbean Baltimore MD Southeast Coast & Bahamas (Baltimore MD; Bahamas, Nassau & CocoCay; Port Canaveral FL; Charleston SC)[Nassau skipped due to weather and medical emergency] BOOKINGS FOR FUTURE CRUISE   MORE TO BE SCHEDULED         (^) In a tail end of a hurricane. Extended day at sea * 10 Zydeco Cruises as a ZYDECO DANCE INSTRUCTOR (+) also Ship's Guest Zydeco Instructor ** 1 Non-Teaching Zydeco Cruise *** 5 Cruises as a ZYDECO DANCE INSTRUCTOR for CruiseCritic passengers and some of the ship's passengers (%) ADVANCED SUDOKU Enrichment Lectures for CruiseCritic passengers TIER STATUS: Royal Caribbean - DIAMOND PLUS; Carnival - DIAMOND; MCS - BLACK; Princess - PLATINUM; Norwegian - GOLD; Holland America - 3 STAR   GEOGRAPHIC-GEE WIZZ Highest point stood US - Mt. Evans, Evans, Colorado; 14,264 feet (Also Pike's Peak, Colorado; 14,110 feet); Aspen, Snowmass, Colorado; 12,500 feet [for skiing] Europe - Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix France, (Mont Blanc massif); 12,605 feet & Klein Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland; 12,533 feet [Highest lift in Europe for skiing] Asia - Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, Japan; 4163 feet & Sapporo Kokusai, Sapporo, Japan; 3,609 feet [for skiing] Lowest point stood Badwater Basin, Death Valley California; 282 feet below sea level Most Northern Point in US where I have been College Fjord, Alaska (~61.27°N) Most Northern Point in the contiguous 48 US states where I have been US Border Minnesota/Canada (49.00°N) Most Southern Point in US where I have been Kahulai, Maui, HI (~20.89°N) Most Southern Point in the contiguous 48 US states where I have been Key West, Florida (~25.55°N) Most Southern Point in US (including Territories) where I have been Frederiksted, US Virgin Islands (~17.68°N) Most Western Point in US where I have been Mokuleia, Oahu, Hawaii (~158.15°W) Most Western Point in the contiguous 48 US states where I have been Corvalis, Oregon (~123.26°W) Most Western Point in US (including Territories) where I have been Wake Island (~166.64E)(across the dateline) Most Eastern Point in US where I have been Houlton, Maine (~67.78°W) Most Eastern Point in US (including Territories) where I have been Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (~64.70°W) Furthest (from home in USA) traveling: North: Gullfoss, Iceland (~64.25°N) South: Sydney, Australia (~33.53°S) East:   Vienna, Austria (~16.39°E) West:  Singapore (~103.51°E)(across the date line) Personal Saying "Nothing is hard - - - when you know how to do it.                        The trick is to 'Learn' how to do it." 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