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Introduction to Ocean Rowing Seminar

Posted on July 23, 2012 by arrancat

Milestone We reached our first ocean rowing milestone today, an ‘introduction to ocean rowing’ seminar, held at Twickenham Yacht Club, in the UK, attended by our team virtually from Georgia, Sweden, and the UK as a webinar along with other race … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting…

Posted on July 20, 2012 by arrancat

Bit sneeky today, since I decided to repost the blog I wrote for our ocean rowing site: http://www.fourbirdsaboating.com/ as I wanted to post pretty much the same stuff today. Going a little stir crazy as I just want to be in Latvia, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Four Birds a Boating/rOwPG, Friendship, Georgian Language, Georgian Life, Latvia Life, My PhD: Environmental Psychology, Ocean Rowing, Oceans Project, Photos, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia) | Tagged bits and bobs, boat builder, brigid, city hall, coke float, degrees, dynamics, georgia, heat, inland revenue, life, nature, ocean rowing, outdoors, preparation, prosperos, school resource officers, tbilisi, team, training, travel, vacation | Leave a comment

Ice is Nice

Posted on July 13, 2012 by arrancat

Limbo Schmimbo Well, I’m still in limbo at the moment, the last item that I ordered was the one that arrived with me first, but thanks to USA2Georgia that it arrived so promptly and effeciently, so I’m guessing that when … Continue reading →

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A Mini-ish Update

Posted on July 8, 2012 by arrancat

Not been able to write much recently, as my laptop is on its way out. Basically the hot weather and being an elderly computer, means that when the battery gets hot, it presses on the tracker pad and bar from … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption, Death and Dying, Earthwatch, Environment, Explorers, Family, My PhD: Environmental Psychology, Ocean Rowing, Oceans Project, TLG (Teach and Learn in Georgia), yoga | Tagged 2014, adoption, arctic, bulgaria, california, child, coxless rowers, drop of rain, elderly computer, excitement, expedition, family, georgia, happiness, hawaii, home, learn, life, maritime archaeology, msc phd, new wave, ocean, pacific, row, rowing, roz, samoa, savage, south africa, teach, team, tlg, training, travel, uk, vacation, yoga, yorkshire | Leave a comment

Endings and Beginnings

Posted on June 10, 2012 by arrancat

Trials of a Week This week has been the toughest so far as Director of OPG, as a member of the Coxless Rowers, and also in my PhD quest. It is a week that has marked the end and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiographical Things, Being a Medic, Britishness, Death and Dying, Explorers, Family, Friendship, Georgian Life, Health and Fitness, My PhD: Environmental Psychology, Ocean Rowing, Oceans Project, Plastic Pollution | Tagged expedition logistics, fear, friendship, georgia, if, insecure, leadership, nerves, ocean, pacific, phd, phd place, preparation, prevention, profesional development, row, stress, studies, teaching in korea, team, training, travel, what, wobbles, work | Leave a comment

The Yoga Diary: Part 2

Posted on June 3, 2012 by arrancat

A Month of Yoga Its almost one month to the day since I started yoga for the first time in my life. Now I can’t imagine life without it, and its already become all encompassing. Giving me strength for the … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward with Information Technology

Posted on May 25, 2012 by arrancat

Reblogged from Making a Difference: I just read a press release about the new integrated English and computer skills exam. This is the second year the exam has been given, and apparently both the number of people who attempted the … Continue reading →

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Teenage Enrichment

Posted on May 22, 2012 by arrancat

Just wanted to share some photos with you, from our OPG Oceans Ambassadors who are volunteering at Tbilisi Zoo for their International Award for Young People. Can’t believe all the exciting things they are getting involved with, or how lucky … Continue reading →

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Let’s Lunch!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by arrancat

Health Kick and Budgets For someone who is on a health kick in preparation for a very long distance ocean row, and currently on a tight budget financially, it amuses me somewhat to think about the number of lunches and … Continue reading →

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All’s quiet on the Western Front

Posted on May 12, 2012 by arrancat

Reblogged from Have you heard about Annabel?: So, a few weeks have passed since my last update and for the first time since this bizaare rowing thing happened, I do not have much news to report. It is simply ‘more … Continue reading →

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