Vacations/Honeymoons

I've had the opportunity to see a great deal of the world but haven't been able to enjoy it in the sense of a true Vacation or Honeymoon (getting married April 3rd). My definition of a vacation is a time when you have no responsibility in an exotic or historical place. In using this definition I find that I've been on only one true vacation in my 34 years, and that was last spring break. For spring break my 2 foot 9, seven hundred pound girlfriend (Ha Ha) and I decided to go on vacation to Jamaica for 8 days. Why Jamaica? We wanted to go somewhere tropical that was a foreign country. I feel like a vacation offers so much more when it's in another country. With Jamaica you have great beaches and resorts, say like Hawaii but you also have this totally different culture when outside the States. This is what I loved the most about having the opportunity to do so much travel outside of the States. I think it's because once you've been immersed by this totally different culture you truly start to see how big the world is. It makes you feel so small, but still apart of something so much bigger then the borders of the United States. I'm saying all this when I'm getting married and vacationing in Hawaii this spring, but its much easier to get people to come to Hawaii for a wedding then to Guam. OK back to my one and only true vacation.
Jamaica was a great place to go on vacation. The thing that impressed the most were the people. Never in my life have I met people so openly friendly. The resort we stayed at was all inclusive so we weren't allowed to tip. This is what made their hospitality so much more impressive. Never once on vacation did I feel like the people there weren't truly genuine. They seemed to be so happy to be just around one another, that it was infectious. The resort we stayed at (The Royal Caribbean) was amazing. It had its own private island off the beach with its own restaurant and bar. On the other side of the island through the woods there is a private cabana that you can have dinner at, during sun set, right on the edge of the water. This is where I asked Jolyn to marry me. I couldn't of asked for a better place to do it. Other than the occasional mosquito it was perfect. I recommend Jamaica as a great place to get away, or for that matter to get engaged. I hope every body is enjoying their time away from class. See you in three weeks.