Ask YC: Any network gurus want a paid holiday?

Re:Ask YC: Any network gurus want a paid holiday? by smaher on Thursday October 01, 2009 @12:39PM (#855256)

I volunteered at the Island School 4 years ago. I can attest that it is a beautiful remote spot. I was there helping out with their summer camp for middle schoolers and also working on some construction projects around the campus. I'd go back if I had the networking experience. Depending on my mood I found it peaceful or lonely as it is very isolated and I saw only 50 people total in the 1 month I was there. Other thoughts on my experience:

Pros - Warm tropical weather, great location right on a beach, great food cooked by locals everyday, friendly staff and students, interesting sustainability projects, pretty good library, great sailing, diving, and kayaking

Cons - No hot water (we did morning exercise that made this more manageable), lots of mosquitoes (I did get used to them after a week or so), the island (Eleuthera) is fairly small so not too many places to go and explore

EDIT: For those more visually inclined, here are my pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/steven_maher/tags/thebahamas

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Re:Ask YC: Any network gurus want a paid holiday? by gsiener on Thursday October 01, 2009 @04:49PM (#855795)

Glad you enjoyed your time, thanks for those insights. We actually have hot water via solar water heaters. To be honest, most days you wish your shower was a little colder!

A metropolis this is not, but it's worth it when you have your pick of several deserted beaches :)

PS Where'd you get that aerial shot? Was that a Twin Air flight?

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Re:Ask YC: Any network gurus want a paid holiday? by smaher on Thursday October 01, 2009 @05:59PM (#855936)

Yes, I took it on a Twin Air flight back to Fort Lauderdale. You guys have made a lot of progress, since I was there. Congrats!

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