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Name: Nathan
Age: 28
Birthday: July 22, 1980
Height: 5'7
Weight: 145 pounds
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Religion: Christian - Baptist.
Siblings: I am an only child!
Marital Status: Married to the Love of my Life - FE.
School: Currently, I'm attending the Graduate School at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. I have already received an Associates Degree in Computer Information Systems, and my Bachelors Degree in Christian Ministries at Lindsey Wilson College. I received the first degree in May, 2002 and the second degree in May, 2003. I am now pursuing a Master's in Hospitality Administration & Management at UK. I expect the Christian Ministries Degree to help me in every way and to disciple daily to God's people and to do various Missionary journeys. It might be to go and build homes for Habitat For Humanity, or it may be to go and spread the gospel aroud the globe. The reason I'm pursuing the Hospitality degree is so I can own my unique global Hotel Chain.
Goals: To work at my Hotel Chain and to make a decent salary so I can have a nice futuristic home with all the gizmo's and gadgets that technology has brought us. Money isn't everything though! If I only have God, then I know I'm rich. But, I do want to live on the beach where I can see the ocean all the time & watch the dolphins, because I love the ocean. One day, I would like to either have a couple of kids or adopt them. I would also like to be an Astronaut, and walk on the Moon & Mars. A few other goals would be to get my Pilots license to fly, and my Sailing license to become a Captain. I'm also in the process of starting up a Travel Company.
Ideal Place To Live: Some of the places I would like to have a dream home, live, vacation home, or maybe retire in are: Cape Canaveral, FL; Miami, FL; some place in California, Myrtle Beach, SC; Hawaii, or even some Carribean Island. I would also like to have a home in the Philippines. I guess I will just have to wait and see!
Other Careers I have dreamed of pursuing: Train Engineer, Oceanographer, Marine Biologist, Radiologist, Surgeon, Photographer, Ship Captain, Airplane Pilot, Exterior & Interior Decorating, or Physical Therapist.
Hobbies: I Love to roller & ice-skate when I get a chance. I love to swim in the summer and go to the lake on my jet-ski. I love to play the piano, and I also like to be on the internet, when I'm not busy with college work. The thing I like the best is that I Love to Travel and explore different places our world has to offer.
High School Clubs I was involved in: FCA "Fellowship of Christian Athletes", FBLA "Future Business Leaders of America", Beta Club "good grades", FHA "Future Homemakers of America", History Club, JROTC "Army course", and I played the bells "mallets & xylophone" in the Band.
Lindsey Willson College Clubs & Organizations I was involved in: APO "Alpha Phi Omega", Outdoor Adventure Club "Affliated with Boy Scouts of America" - I'm currently serving as President and Associate Advisor, LWC Humanity Hands "Habitat For Humanity Club" - I'm currently serving as Vice-President, LIFE "Living In Faith Eternally", BSU "Baptist Student Union", FCA "Fellowship of Christian Athletes", and SGA "Student Government Association" Commuter Representative for the college. There are just two commuter representatives that serve the entire commuter student body.
Lindsey Willson College Clubs & Organizations I used to be involved in: New Millennium Travel Club - I was the President of the Travel Club for 3 years. The following clubs do not exist any longer. They were LIFE Outreach Ministry Team, Evangelism Group work, small group Bible study, and Prayer Walks around campus.
University of Kentucky Clubs I'm currently involved in: Baptist Student Union.
Political Status: Republican
Strong Beliefs: I think the United States should end the embargo with Cuba. I mean, what harm are they to us now? We are not living in the 60's any longer! I also think that every country in the world should make peace with each other and that there should not be anymore wars. I have more beliefs, but there are so many to write!
Friends: I have friends in much of the United States, and many countries!
My Best Friend: My Mom.
My Special Friend: My Grandma.
My Hero: My Grandpa.
Whom I Trust Most: God & Jesus
Pets: I have 3 Bichon Frishe Dogs, 1 chow dog, and one cat.
Past Pets: I used to have a black Poodle "Clanig", a Cocker Spaniel "Tinkerbell", 2 pet Turtles, a few Ducks, and some Fish, but not anymore.
Future Pets: I would like to have a Coyote, Samoyed, Alaskan or Siberian Husky, Horse, and maybe some exotic pets someday.
What I Collect: I collect forgein money & stamps, old United States newspapers & forgein newspapers, a few Hallmark Ornaments, Department 56 Christmas houses, Cavanaugh's Coca-Cola Town Square Village, Lefton's Colional Village, Antiques, magnets, pins for your shirt or cap, and caps from different places I travel to. I also collect placemats of different scerery and places where I visit, jogging suits from various countries, and the list goes on and on. I also have a collection of Barbie Dolls & Beanie babies from where my Mom had collected.
My "First Times":
Countries I Have Visited: I have been on 9 Cruises, and to 13 Countries. The Countries include: 7 times to the Bahamas and 6 of them were on Cruises, once to Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Aruba, Grenada, Gradelupe, South Africa, Swaziland, and Venezuela. I have also been to Puerto Rico & St. Thomas once, and Hawaii twice which both of those times, we went on a Hawaiian cruise. The other cruise that we went on was to the Carribean. I have also seen the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
Favorite Countries: Philippines, Australia, South Africa and of course the United States Of America.
U.S. States I have visited - 40 Total States & the U.S. Capital: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virgina, Washington State, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
States Left To visit:Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Vermont.
Favorite States: California, Florida, Hawaii, parts of Wyoming and Kentucky.
Well-Known Places I've Visited: Sydney Opera House & Harbor Bridge, Ayers Rock & The Oglas, Mt. Rushmore, Devil's Tower, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Arches National Park, Mammoth Cave, Disney World, Disney Land, Busch Gardens, Kennedy Space Center, Graceland, Lake Michigan, St. Paul Cathedral and lots more!!!!!
Popular Cities I've Visited: St. Paul, MN; Fargo, ND; St. Louis, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Rapid City, South Dakota; Orlando, Florida; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Cincinatti, Ohio; and the list goes on and on!!!
Places I Want To Visit: Antartica, Cuba, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya, and more.
Airlines I've Flown With: American Airlines, Delta, South African Airlines, Quantas, Continential, United Airlines, Cape Air, and a few more.
Number Of Airline Flights To Date: Approximatly 72 Flights.
Number of Helicopter Flights To Date: Approximatly 6 to 8 times.
Number of Hot-Air Balloon Rides To Date: Approximatly 2 to 3 rides.
1984 - Disney World, My First Vacation
While we were in Orlando, Florida we went to Disney World. I can't remember exactly what we did other than riding rides and eating. I do recall the Disney Parade that day and the Electrical Parade that night also. The Electrical Parade doesn't exist anymore either. While in Florida, we also went to Circus World, which doesn't exist anymore. The only thing I remember was that Mom let a cowboy hold me while she took a picture of us. Then, she let the cowboy ride me around the arena in a stagecoach. Later on that afternoon all of us kids got to tell what act we wanted our parent to perform. I said that I wanted my mom to walk the tightrope. I can't recall seeing her walk it but have pictures where I saw her doing it. Another day, we went to Sea World, where I got to watch killer whales perform. After the performance, to my surprise, they chose kids out of the audience to feed and pet the killer whale, named Shamu. I was one of those lucky kids. I got my picture made with him while petting him and feeding him fish. He had the biggest tongue of any creature I had ever seen before. Another day, we went to Busch Gardens in Tampa, but I can't remember that day except through photos. I know that I rode a lot of rides and saw animals though. This concludes my first of many travels I had no ideal I would embark on!
1988 - Abaco Islands, Bahamas
1989 - Abaco Islands, Bahamas
1990 - Abaco Islands, Bahamas
1991 - Abaco Islands, Bahamas
1992 - Nassau, Bahamas
1992 - Washington D.C. & New York
1993 - Washington, D.C. with Beta Club
1993 - Nassau, Bahamas
1994 - Hawaii, Mexico & California
1995 - Carribean Islands
1996 - Nassau, Bahamas
1997 - Hawaii & California
1998 - Australia
1999 - South Africa & Swaziland
2000 - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina "USA"
2001, March 10 - 18 - Habitat for Humanity in Seminole, Florida
2001, April 20 - 22 - Travel Club trip to Chicago, IL
2001, June 9 - 18 - Cross-Country Trip Out West
2001, August 16 - 20 - Wisconsin, Minnesota & North Dakota Trip
2002, March 9 - 16 - Habitat For Humanity in Stanton, California
2002, July - St. Petersburg, Florida.
2003, March 8 - 15 - Habitat For Humanity in San Francisco, California with LWC
2003, July - Cross-Country Western Trip
Miscellaneous: I am currently updating this page with my Travel Stories from the places I have been. Hopefully, this will give you a little insight into that country with my experiences. I will also be posting some pictures from famous places I have been too in a Photo Album. The link to these will be coming soon!
Baby & Early Years Photos
GOD BLESS AMERICA
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1. I Parasailed for the first time in South Africa in 1999.
2. I've driven over 700 miles in a day before.
3. My First Kiss was in 5th grade.
4. I still had Sunglasses on for the first time at 9:30 p.m. at night because it was still sunny! It's True! This was when I was out in Wyoming.
5. The first half of Year 2001 is the year I've traveled to the most states in such a short period of time which is 16 currently.
6. The first time I have ever been close to a tornado almost forming was on my Western Cross Country Trip in 2001 which was in the state of Wyoming. But, I also was about 1 mile from one in my hometown. It struck the radio station just outside of our town.
7. I rode on an Elephant at a Circus when I was small.
8. I rode on a Dolphin in the Bahamas on one of my trips there. It was great!
9. I also rode on a Camel in Australia.
10. My longest vacation abroad was in South Africa back in 1999 for 29 days.
I took my first vacation with my mom when I was only four years old. We went to Nashville, Tn and boarded a plane bound for Orlando, Florida. This was also my very first plane ride, which I loved. I know I loved it, even though I don't fully remember the whole ride. There are some things that I can pinpoint and remember vividly in my travels, and some that I can not. The ones I do remember are the ones I am writing about!
My Mom and I went on a cruise aboard "The Big Red Boat" of Premier Cruise Lines. I think the name of the ship was the "S/S Majestic", but I can't be for sure. We went on a 4 day/3 night cruise in the Bahamas. We sailed through the islands of Great Guana Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Man-O-War Cay, and Treasure Island. These islands made up the Abaco Islands. When we got back to the mainland, we went to Disney World. More of this Story Coming Soon!
This year was the second time for Mom and I to go on a cruise. We went to the Bahamas again, and went to the same Islands. We sailed on the "The Big Red Boat" of Premier Cruise Lines. I think that the one we sailed on was the "S/S Atlantic". At the end of the cruise, we went to Disney World. More of this Story Coming Soon!
Yes, we went to the Bahamas again this year! We went to the same Islands as we did back in 1988 and 1989. We sailed on the same cruise line, and I think the name of the ship was the "S/S Oceanic". We went to Disney World at the conclusion of this trip, and went to the Kennedy Space Center. More of this Story Coming Soon!
Mom & I went on a cruise on Premier Cruise Lines between July 30 & August 4 of this year. The name of the cruise liner we sailed on was the "S/S Majestic" of Premier Cruise Lines. We cruised the same Islands as in the past, but this would be our last year the Abaco Islands. This was because the Abaco Islands didn't like all the tourists that were coming off of the cruise liners, and invading their islands all at one time. It was a little bit more than those little islands could handle, so the cruise liners quit doing business there. We then went to Disney World as we always have on cruise trips, and also went to Busch Gardens. More of this Story Coming Soon!
This year, we tried a different destination in the Bahamas. We went to Nassau, and Port Lucai in the Bahamas. We cruised on the "S/S Atlantic" of Premier Cruise Lines. We went to see the Queen's Staircase in Nassau, and we took a tour of the city in a Limo. When we arrived back in Florida, we went to Disney World, and Busch Gardens. More of this Story Coming Soon!
My Mom & I rode on an Amtrak train from Washington D.C. to New York on August 10, 1992. We went up on the Empire State Building in New York. We did lots of other stuff as well. More of this Story Coming Soon!
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I went to Washington, D.C. with the Beta Club when I was in 7th grade. We were there for a few days, and toured various sights. More of this Story Coming Soon!
Mom and I went to Nassau, Bahamas on another cruise on the "S/S Atlantic" of Premier Cruise Lines. More of this Story Coming Soon!
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For the first time, we went somewhere different than The Bahamas or Florida. We flew to Hawaii, and took a 7 day cruise on the "S/S Constitution" of American Hawaii Cruise Lines. More of this Story Coming Soon!
Mom and I went on a cruise aboard the "S/S Fasination" of Carnaval Cruise Lines to the Carribean. We sailed to Puerto Rico, Grenada, Guadelupe, St. Thomas, Aruba, and Venezula. More of this Story Coming Soon!
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I went to South Africa in the summer of 1999 for a total of 30 days, and it was great. If you want to take a real vacation to Africa, then go to South Africa. Let me tell you some of the things we did while we were over there. First of all we went on a 4 night Safari and stayed at this very nice camp in Kruger National Park called Timbervati. It was excellent. If you want a true african Safari, then go to this game reserve. We saw all 5 of the Big 5 which included, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard, Rhino, and lions. We even saw a "lion kill" which they were killing and eating this Verdebeast "looks almost like a Buffalo. I must admit that I was kind of scared, but it was the excitement of being there, that you wasn't really scared after all. We also saw Zebra's, Giraffe, lots of birds, and many other animals. We also went and spent a night in Swaziland which was
fantastic. From there we went to Sun City which is kind of like Las Vegas, but smaller and spent about 5 nights. We played casino's and went to the valley of waves. If you want to find out more about South Africa, then please email me or click on the official website link on the list of countries on page 3. The airline we went on was South African Airways. Of all the places I have been, South Africa, Hawaii and Australia are the nicest.
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I went with a group of 17 including myself to San Francisco, California over Spring Break to work with Habitat For Humanity on the first ever apartment/condomenium complex in the nation. The group that went was the Humanity Hands Club from Lindsey Wilson College. I'm Vice-President for that club for the school year of 2002-2003. On Monday of that week, we took an 8 hour tour. We first boarded a double-decker european style red bus that took us to the place of the tour operator at the Pier and boarded a smaller bus. The sights that we got to see on this tour was the Victorian & Italian artitecture of the homes in the city, the Castro district which was the gay and lesbian community, Chinatown, Alcatraz, Twin Peaks which is the highest elevation point in the Bay area, Golden Gate Bridge, Oakland Bay Bridge, Parks, and the various sights of the downtown area. The other days we were there, we went to Union Square which is the shopping district, Pier 39 & Fisherman's Wharf which you can also do more shopping, Pacific Bell Stadium - home of the San Francisco Giants, and rode the MUNI subway system in earthquake country! On Wednesday & Thursday, we worked with Habitat For Humanity. It was an awesome project, and we were all excited to be working and taking part in the first ever five story complex for Habitat. We were going to work Friday as well, until it rained. I had a great time on this trip, and the Bay area was beautiful. We also got to ride the Cable Cars while we were there. I can't say that I will miss San Francisco as much as other cities I have been to, just for the pure fact that it seemed like people wasn't as friendly to you. But of course, it's that way in every big city. I will miss the scenery though, and hope to return someday to the some of the same sights and also to see the great redwood forest, the wine country, and other sights I didn't get to go to. The airline we traveled on was Delta.
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My Vehicle Photos
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1994 Hawaii Cruise Pics
1993 - Washington, D.C.
1998 - Australia
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