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Re: Learn a New Language With Rosetta Stone

bettywh — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:42:54 -0000

Does this company offer Czech? Growing up I listen to many relatives speaking the language but for some reason my parents would never allow them to teach me. I am hoping to finally get to the Czech Republic in the next two years. With my sisters genealogical research I now have the names of the villages I will need to visit. I would be extremely luckily to find anyone in these hamlets who speaks English, so I will have to learn more than some basic phrases to find the areas and people I will be looking for. Maybe this is the company I should use for this difficult language.

Re: Cruising to Nuku Hiva

bettywh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:21:40 -0000

Donna - I looked at that Silverseas crossing for both January & October. One or both wanted 100% single supplement so nixed that idea. I am going to try to cross on both oceans next year. (Yes, I'm insane!) The Mariner crossing is March is just too cheap to pass up - $230 per diem that includes everything, even airfare. The Pacific is more iffy. I definitely plan to do Ngaire's Sydney to Auckland and want to stay on for the crossing to San Fransico. The probelm with the Pacific crossing is that painful single suppl. They are wanting 40% this time, compared to 10% in 2007. I have both legs booked right now, but the crossing might have to go due to the cost. And I still have the Clay factor to consider. 5 weeks might be a long time to leave him now. This 3 week cruise in Sept will be a good test and with most of these ports in Sept I can get back to Houston if needed. He only had 2 glitches when I did that May Xing & we have those worked out. Hoping
nothing new pops up in Sept. I am so ready to be in cool weather. Where does your friend live that loves 100 degree +. You can send her down here.

Re: Cruising to Nuku Hiva

bettywh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:45:24 -0000

Been there. Yes it poured - but who really cares when you are in paradise. I agree about crossing the South Pacific - one fantastic experience. Tentatively have another crossing planned for December 2010 with stops in all new ports. Hope it works out that I can really go. Donna, how about you and Alan joining me?