Indiana

Here is a little map that shows where our team is from!

Back on track!

The word on the street is that we are going to Africa!

Revised Itinerary #5:

Leave on Friday at 12:08! Same flight path and everything. Indy to Atalanta, Atlanta to Joburg, overnight, then off to Livingstone, Zambia.

We have an overnight stay in Johannesburg, South Africa, at what looks like a realllly nice hotel, on Saturday night. We will arrive in Livingstone on Sunday, May 3 around 12:30 p.m.

The adventure has already begun! I wonder what is next?

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We have hit a speed bump. Just a small one, I hope.

We had to postpone our departure till tomorrow (hopefully!) due to our passports arriving a little too late. We were scheduled to fly out today at 12:20 p.m. Unfortunately, the overnight package containing our passports and visas for Mozambique wasn't on time and it showed up this morning around 10 a.m. instead of on Tuesday. It just didn't leave us enough time to get to the airport and get checked in! : (

The good news is that we have our passports! Now we just need a new flight plan. Fingers crossed!

Only 48 hours!

Hi!

GSE Team 6560 is just 48 hours away from our departure to district 9210 in Africa! We will be visiting Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.

We leave at 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday. We will be flying Delta to Atlanta and then off to South Africa on a 18-hour flight! We stay the night there and fly out Friday day to Zambia, where our hosts are planning a trip to Victoria Falls! Needless to say, we are all very excited!!

Dan Randolph

Occupation: DNA Analyst, Strand Analytical Laboratories

Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana

Current Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana

Education: B.S. in Biology, Indiana University; Masters in Biology, Purdue University

In my spare time I like to: hang out with friends and family, travel, read, run/exercise, do anything outdoors--hiking, cycling, sailing, skiing, rock-climbing

Favorite Authors: Dean Koontz and J.R. Moehringer (even though he’s only written one book)

Favorite Musical Artists: I have too many favorites to choose one. I’m always listening to music.

Best Adventures: Medical Mission trip to Nagua Dominican Republic, Month long road trip on the east coast with my best friends, Annual snow-skiing trips to Colorado

Adventure I would like to take: Helicopter-skiing in the Swiss Alps

Advice to live by: “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count but the life in your years.”

–Abraham Lincoln

Melanie Maxwell

Occupation: Photojournalist

Hometown: Livonia, Michigan

Current Residence: Muncie, Indiana

Education: B.S. Photojournalism, Central Michigan University; B.F.A.
Photography, Central Michigan University

In my spare time I like to: Travel, cook, drink coffee and visit with
my friends. I also like to knit and sew.

Favorite Authors: David Sedaris and Dave Eggars

Favorite Musical Artist: Radiohead

Favorite Foods: Pizza!

Best Adventures: Traveling the United States with my family in a
pop-up camper. Also, spending a week in Seattle and taking several
trips to Chicago.

Adventure I would like to take: I would like to visit Iceland and India.

Steve Currens

ROTARY INVOLVEMENT: I am a charter member and past president of the Rotary Club of Kokomo Early Risers. I have been the Foundation chair for several years. I regularly attend 2 Rotary clubs and am an Assistant Governor for 3 Rotary Clubs. I have been a GSE host and committee member for the past 2 years.

I will be the Race Director for a 5K Walk/Run to raise money for Polio Plus this year.

OCCUPATION; After earning my degree at Indiana University I worked for two years in Gabon and Senegal teaching English as a foreign language in the US Peace Corps. I was a public school teacher in

Indiana for 2 years. I worked in the Real Estate field for 20 years listing and selling residential and commercial property and chairing the Grievance and Professional Standard Committees. I am currently the

owner/operator of Currens Zapfe Paper Company, a distributorship of commercial paper products.

INTERESTS; I love animals and nature and enjoy natural settings where I can observe them. I enjoy

being around water, swimming, snorkeling and boating. I love to travel and have recently visited Belize,

the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Mexico and Canada. I am planning a trip to the Holy Land .I like meeting new people and making new friends.

IN MY FREE TIME: I enjoy going to the movies with my wife, reading, especially biographies,Rotary activities, computers, going to libraries and bookstores, and regular trips to Starbucks, a popular US Coffeehouse .I like spectator sports, driving and long walks.

THOUGHTS THAT HELP GUIDE ME THROUGH LIFE; "The highest form of Wisdom is kindness," and

that "the one's you love are life's most precious gifts." And I love the 4 Way Test.

Nick Reich

Nick Reich

nick.reich@indianapolismet.org

Occupation: Social Worker

Title: Director of Student & Family Services, Indianapolis Metropolitan High School

Hometown: Evansville, IN;

Current residence: Indianapolis, IN

Family: Wife, Becky and two children, Camren (3) and Cayden (2)

Education: B.S. Social Work, Indiana University

I have lived in: Greenville, IL; Spokane, WA; East Lansing, MI

Favorite destination: St. Louis for St. Louis Cardinals baseball game

Favorite Food: Pizza

Pastimes: Coaching basketball, playing with my kids

Favorite Book: Conversations with God, by Neale Donald Walsh

Gina Allen

Occupation: Community Outreach
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Education: BA, Political Science, Purdue University
I Have Lived: Washington DC
Last Book Read: Lady Moses by Lucinda Roy
Best Adventure: Traveling through Scandinavia
Favorite Destination: Caribbean
Pastimes: Reading, theatre, hanging out with family and friends
Goals: To see as much of the world as possible
Favorite Author: Heather Neff
Favorite Foods: Chili, Italian food and cereal
I enjoy: Reading, hanging with friends, playing volleyball and tennis, enjoy watching football, traveling
Favorite Musical Artist: Jill Scott
Current Objective: Build a successful business
Favorite Movies: Let's Do It Again, Pelican Brief, Like Water for Chocolate
What's Important To Me: That children know that they're loved.
I Am Most Excited About: Our 44th President being an African American
If Visiting the US, You Should Experience: Washington DC, the nations capital. It gives a pretty thorough understanding of how our country was built.
When I'm Not Working: I try to spend time with friends and family
Favorite Quote: If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude" - Maya Angelou

Motto That's most Influenced Me: You got to sing like you don't need the money; Love, like you'll never get hurt; You got to dance like nobody's watchin'.