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We were eating our lunch when a man from the store brought us some boxes to use as a table and chairs. It turned out that his son went to the University of Toronto. After an enjoyable day of shopping, we set out for San Blas. Until next week, Dear Oakville: We arrived just after lunch in Curacao, a Caribbean island in the Netherland Antilles. The afternoon program began with a flag exchange between our Captain and the Commissioner. Then we were introduced to the Commissioner, the Canadian Consul, the Director for the Department of Youth Affairs and the Director of the Department of Culture. Then we were taken by bus to a formal reception at the Department of Youth Affairs. They explained to us what they do and told us about the history of Curacao. For example, "How do you do?" is "Kon ta bai?" in Papiamentu. Then they served us a dinner of local dishes. The cuisine here is made up mostly of seafood, goat and iguana meat! The next morning we were visited on the boat by a lecturer to talk about Carib art. This art lecturer, a Miss Eckmeyen, is putting together a collection of artwork from all of the Caribbean islands. She told us about it and then showed us some slides of art from Curacao. Some of the pieces were very interesting. spontaneous were they. After a few years though, she realized her future was limited in this line. She Our Oakville head office staff, branch staff and associates wish Sarah more memorable adventures, and continued smooth sailing. * Holiday makeovers * No stress atmosphere * Flexible hours * Open Sundays 2423 Marine Dr. (Bronte) 847â€"6452 had made some useful connecâ€" tions, however, in the music field and signed on as a licensed agent with her own company Copra. "I was totally selfâ€"taught," she said candidly. "I learned as I went along." Laughing she recalled, "Someone in the business once told me, ‘Kathryn, you get from A to C magnificently, but you have no idea what B is‘." In other words, "she flew by the seat of her pants"; she was always The staff at Royal Bank wish Sarah all the best on her exciting and educational voyage. a trier and seemingly fearless. "I remember showing up at the Union offices in L.A. shortly after I got my agent‘s licence," Kates relayed. She wanted to introduce herself; she was 21 with a suitcase still in her hand. "The guy there didn‘t know whether to adopt me or date me." It had not occurred to her she might not be taken seriously. She feels still she was mistreated and ripped off by the ‘big boys‘. 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