[Travelandtourism] new member

Tue Dec 18 23:13:51 UTC 2012

Good afternoon.  Cheryl, your name sounds familiar-I think you 
might be on the stylist list.
Anyway, my whole family has enjoyed travelling.  Just like you, 
we wish that we had more time! So far I've been to lots of 
states, but I've never been out of the country.  This summer we 
might go to Costa Rica, and we will probably come to the Orlando 
convention.
The main reason I want to visit Vermont is because it's a relaxed 
community and there's lots of maple trees.  I like where I live, 
but when I grow older I want to live somewhere else.  In 
California, lots of things are happening at once, lots of 
traffic, etc, etc.  Therefore I want to live in a nice area but 
in a small community where the pace is a little bit more relaxed.
Vejas

 ----- Original Message -----
From: cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
To: travelandtourism <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:18:08 -0500
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] new member

Good morning Vejas:
I am Cheryl Echevarra, President of the NFB Travel and Tourism 
Division.  What I would recommend since you are 16 that possibly 
to get you into traveling is to make sure your family is into 
travel, since you are under the age you need to get them 
involved.  I loved traveling with my parents when I was a kid, 
and now that I am a parent of a child who is 23, we try and 
travel together as mother and daughter once a year, we didn't go 
this year, new boyfriend and all, but we do love to travel.
And of course traveling with the hubby.
But to any your questions.
Thank you for joining us, I hope you are a member of the NFB and 
possibly you belong to our student division.  Maybe there are 
other students that have the same interest as you.
Why do you like Vermont so much, give us your ideas of traveling 
to there, maybe we can do Vermont in a future destination.
Are you aware that the division is hosting a group trip to Las 
Vegas and the Canyons of the Midwest which include Grand, Bryce 
and Zion Canyons, the Hoover Dam, Navajo Indian Nation, and so 
much more, it is while you are in school though but it is during 
meet the blind month from October 9-13, for those who are 
thinking about it, we need you to make your 20% deposit after the 
holidays.  Preferably by the end of January, that is for the 
Officers of the division as well, but if not, we need something 
from you, like a time when you will be making deposits.
Many of our members who are not on the talk list have been to the 
places that you are talking about, I hope you can come to the 
National Convention in Orlando, FL this year.  That is where we 
have our Division meeting, we also have a monthly board meeting 
that is opening to everyone.
We have a facebook page, and twitter page, and I am working on 
getting us a website, which should be up and running by the end 
of this month.
I hope those members of the talk list and the division can help 
speak about the destinations you have been to.
Out of that list I have been to the Caribbean, from Puerto Rico - 
Where my husband is from and we have a great Affiliate of the NFB 
there.  Also I have been to St.  Thomas, St.  Maarten, Nassau 
(Bahamas).  I have been to Bermuda, which is not part of the 
Caribbean, and I will be going there  a few more times this year.
Also Vejas, I host my own radio show on the WTOE Network, which 
the www.thruoureyes.org, which is through the North East Chapter 
of the NFB of New Jersey.  I am in NY.  The Show is the 
Echevarria Travel Show and it is dedicated for the blind but we 
have many others following the show, if you or anyone else would 
like to view or listen to it, it is on my travel agency website.  
http://www.echevarriatravel.com it is on my home page.
Enjoy the list, and hope to see you at the convention.
Your sister in the NFB
Cheryl Echevarria

Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY State
Leading the Way in Independent Travel!SNG Certified - Accessible 
Travel Advocate!Cheryl Echevarria, 
Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@eche
varriatravel.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com2012 
Norwegian Cruise Line University Advisory Board Member.Echevarria 
Travel and proud member of the National Federation of the Blind 
will be holding a year round fundraiser for the 
http://www.NFBNY.org after Hurricane Sandy and other resources.  
Any vacation package booked between November 6 2012-November 6, 
2013 and vacation must be traveled no later than 12/30/2014 a 
percentage of my earnings will go to the affiliate.  Also is you 
book a Sandals for couples or Beaches for families and friends 
resorts vacation, $100.00 per booking will go to the affiliate as 
well.  You do not need to be a member of the NFB.org, just book 
through us.

 Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:40:28 -0800
 From: brlsurfer at gmail.com
 To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
 Subject: [Travelandtourism] new member

 Hi,
 My name is Vejas.  I'm 16 years old, and I'm in tenth grade in
 California.  I have a very strong interest in travelling, so 
this
 list really caught my eye.  I want to travel to many different
 places.
 The state I want to travel to most is Vermont.  I heard they 
have
 really good maple syrup!
 Countries I want to visit (to name a few):
 Lithuania Denmark Germany Belgium Peru Uruguay Sweden Greece
 Turkey the Caribean
 Have any of you been to these places and have you liked them?
 I'm really looking forward to joining this list.
 Vejas

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