Thought I would stop by and try out the &quot;New Cruise Crazies&quot;  - I have been following what has been going on on the Dock but have not participated - spending more time on FB.  Kudos to Jason for the outstanding overhaul of Cruise Crazies and I am sure that all the kinks will be eliminated in no time. <br /><br />To those who know me from the past our daughter is returning on Thursday from a 5 month stay in Israel where she was volunteering as an English teacher.  We visited her in March and had a wonderful week just driving around - since we had been there twice before we didn&#39;t feel obligated to see the &quot;tourist things&quot; unless we wanted to.  She had a great time and now she will be job hunting in the USA for a teaching position. Since we visited Israel this year we have decided to take a Spanish Mediterranean Cruise on the Eclipse in July 2010 instead of the Israel/Egypt cruise we had originally planned.  I am working just five more days this summer at the college and will be taking the rest of the summer off - won&#39;t go back until the very end of August.  Can&#39;t wait.  I guess I have blabbed enough for one message - now that I have started I think I will be back in a more regular fashion.  <br /><br />All the Best<br />Kareen<br />