I was very fortunate to be asked to go to the Annual Service Leaders Conference this in November. It just so happened that my manager Sue and the other assistant manager were going to Japan for a woman's workshop meeting at the same time. And, it just so happened to be in Cancun, Mexico. I was nervous about traveling internationally by myself for the first time, but everything was fine. The meeting was held at the Hilton Cancun Golf and Spa Resort, which was absolutely wonderful. However, it was not all-inclusive. But - I didn't min because the room and two of my very good friends Danny and Donny just so happened to plan a last minute trip, the week before, to Cancun - without even knowing that I was going to be there.
Danny and Donny's hotel was about a 5 minute cab ride, about 6 hotels down from mine... but a 45 minute walk on the beach. I met up with them the day after I arrived and ended up buying a day pass so I can eat, drink, and play at their resort. It was great! I am not much of an ocean person, but you really couldn't get me out of there. It was such a great time. Donny reminded me of my cousin Eric when we were down there 6-7 years ago - he was on "Party O-Clock" the whole time. That night we went to a club downtown Cancun, called Bull Dog where we purchased an all inclusive drink package for $30. We went with a group from their hotel and it was a lot of fun. However, I don't remember much from that night... good thing I was with two really good friends. ;-)
The next day I decided, hell I am in Cancun - I am gonna go back and get the drink package since I didn't have to start work until 4:30, which ended up being more like 6 o'clock to go to the welcome dinner. It was funny how people were surprised I was drinking when I had to work later... but I was a good girl.
Dinner was very good. One of my directors was also in Cancun for this meeting. He and I work very close together with my program in Latin America. So it was nice having him there. We went to Beach Palace for the dinner and it was wonderful. It was such a great resort. But it was far from Downtown so I probably would never stay there.
The next two days were meetings. Our facilitators were excellent. We learned so much from them And it was such an honor to be with all of the leaders in other service clubs. It was also interesting to see what their issues are and how much they look to LCI for guidance and information. Next year the meeting is in New Orleans. I hope that I am lucky enough to attend again.
