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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 sch

by smaher 17y ago

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 http://www.flickr.com/photos/steven_maher/tags/thebahamas

gsiener 17y ago
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?
- smaher 17y ago
  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!