Identities

Caryn Anderson

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult - Seneca

International Traveler

Countries visited -

  • AMERICAS: Canada, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica;
  • CARRIBBEAN: Bahamas, Jamaica, Grand Cayman;
  • EUROPE: England, Scotland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, France, Spain, Italy, Greece
  • Great resource for country profiles: Lonely Planet World Guide - use map to select countries

Travel as Work - Brief stint working as a travel agent for STA Travel

Travel Writing - Travel article published on the STA Travel web site in 2002: Central America: An Alchemy of the Spirit

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Geneaologist

John More Association - I am the Director of the Record for our family association of 13,000+ cousins. John and Betty More came to the United States from Rothiemurchus, Scotland in 1772. They settled in Roxbury, New York and had 8 children. The family has been keeping track of descendents ever since, and it is the Director of the Record's job to record births, marriages, deaths and other life events to keep the geneaological record of the family intact. Famous cousins include Jay Gould, railroad tycoon of the 19th century, and James Billington, current U.S. Librarian of Congress. The Directory: www.utip.info/jma/directory/

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Musician/Artist's Wife

Slade Anderson, my husband, is both a musician and an artist. The following links connect to web sites and pages related to Slade's creativity.

  • Burning Babylon - A one man dub reggae project based in the roots tradition with an ear to the neo-dub stylings of recent years.
  • Artwork - Slade's artwork has been displayed at galleries around New England and over one dozen of his paintings permanently adorn the rooms and common areas of the Charlesmark Hotel in Copley Square right at the Finish Line for the Boston Marathon, across from the Boston Public Library.
    Electric Circus Los Angeles Tokyo a.m. Mobile 1

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Cancer Survivor

"Do not underestimate the power of death. In February, 2001, at age 35, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and prescribed a radical hysterectomy. After a period of grief and mourning I decided that the only way I could deal with something this bad was to find a way to make something good come of it.

"I took the opportunity of 5 days in the hospital to quit smoking. I started eating better and spending more time with family and friends. I finally enrolled in graduate school, and, 15 months after my diagnosis, and after 20 years of little exercise more than lifting a wine glass, I completed my very first triathlon. The tag line of the Danskin Triathlon is 'The woman who starts the race is not the same woman who finishes the race.' Truer words were never spoken. A benefit for breast cancer, it is a one of the most inspiring events I've ever participated in. The women who finish last receive more applause than those that finish first.

My body has never felt quite the same, but I'm smarter, healthier, happier and more at peace with the world (and myself) than I've ever been in my life. While technically I cannot consider myself a "survivor" until 5 years out, I will always know that getting cancer has turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to me."

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Environmentalist

Environmentalism starts at home. Recycle. Plant trees. Pick up litter. Use less. Encourage others to do the same. Below are some useful and interesting environmentally related links:

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Artist, Puzzler, Cyclist, Gardener...

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