Work work work work!

Over the weekend I began reviewing notes that I obtained while participating in a mentoring programme called Cayman Finance Student Education & Work Experience Programme 2017. This mentoring programmed has been put on by Cayman Finance.

Cayman Finance is an organisation that helps to promote develop and represent the Cayman Islands financial services industry. Cayman Finance also works closely with the Cayman Islands Government.

The programme runs for nine weeks, so far I have attended five workshops all geared on Cayman’s Financial Services Sector. These workshops are very informative; they give you a basic but general idea on the different areas of the financial services industry and how it works.

It was interesting to note that the Cayman Islands financial services employees roughly 2,000 people which includes Accountants, IT Professionals, Administrative Professionals, Lawyers, Fund Administrators, just to name a few; and that The Cayman Islands is still amongst one of the world’s leading international Financial Centres.

After each workshop you are scheduled to meet with a mentor, unfortunately my first mentor had to back out unexpectedly, I was then matched with a second mentor where we had two sessions then he had to back out of the programme unexpectedly. I am currently assigned to a third mentor he helped me to prepared for a mock job interview.

The mentors are put in place to help you review the notes from the workshop as well as a variety of topics such as what a career in financial services is like, how do you reach the type of career you would like, how can your skills and interests translate into an enjoyable career in financial services, etiquette for the professional workplace.

I must admit that I have not had much success in these areas with my mentor and felt as if I did not grasp the information when having a face to face. Hopefully my third mentor will be able to go over these topics with me. We’ll just have to see. I hope Cayman Finance will look into this part of their programme and place mentors who are readily available and committed.

There are a few more workshops to be held and currently interviews for job placements are being held. I was hoping to get placed with an accounting firm but I have been placed at a law firm which I am looking forward to beginning, but first I have to get through the interview.

Wish me luck.

Cayman Finance 2016 Student Education & Work Experience Programme Short Video

Vlog Video Vlog

This is my regular route home after school but I didn't show you guys the whole way. Don't want any stalkers!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV946gajkb4&feature=youtu.be

Normally on my weekend I would usually be playing video games, watching tv, eating and in between all that bathroom breaks, but this week was different let me tell you folks. It was a very fun weekend, a weekend full of carnival – dancing and chilling with my friends.

I have a lot to report as my weekend flew by in such a flash and ending in blur.

I got home on friday evening with no grand plans it was my mother's birthday so i decided to stay home that night knowing it was the start of batabano. But saturday came crawling with no regrets.

It was Batabano street dance. I found myself scrambling out of bed at 9:00 pm rushing to the carnival, as I was going there I saw the fireworks then heard the loud music I was excited. As we

I spent my weekend at batabano with my soca vibes. There was a lot of soca junkies to look forward to that made me want to leave the house. It was full of good vibes and good people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10Q0vTV24U

Fishing 202

I've been reading other blogs to get more ideas on what to do I should do for my weekend blog. The blog I saw was all about fishing. It was a nice formatted writing and it thought me a lot about fishing, fishing seems very fun. I did it when I was younger but don't really know much about fishing. As I was reading I learn about the different fish, what they like to eat and the types of lure and hooks to use.

                I live on an island in the Caribbean, named the Cayman Islands so we would catch a lot of salt water fish. We have different type of fish to catch like: Tunas, Wahoo, yellow tail snappers, sail fish, sword fish and groupers. They are the big game fish, they wouldn’t be good to catch for an inexperienced fisher. But for inexperienced fisher you can go off a random dock and fish for: Barracudas, Jacks, Grunts and baby snappers.

Every fish likes different types of bait, for example: Smaller fish like smaller bait like conch, squid and other easy to get bait, the larger fish like bigger bait like a whole sprat or a fish looking lure and of course the barracuda like expensive and very looking shinny bait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-HtMtTwm-w

Lazy weekend :)

Another lazy weekend, another weekend of doing absolutely nothing – tick and tick.

I have nothing to report as my weekend flew by in such a flash and a blur.

I got home on Friday evening with no grand plans and just like that it was Monday morning and I found myself scrambling out of bed at 6:30a.m do all the necessary things you do in the mornings before heading out the door by 7:00a.m.

I spent the weekend at home flying under the radar. There were no big adventures to look forward to that made me want to leave the house.

I did the usual which included playing video games, watching tv, eating and in between all of that bathroom breaks.

I am actually looking forward to the day when I can have other options and can come and go as I please. Right now I’m limited to the amount of things I can do and nine out of ten of these things that include going on an adventure have to be pre approved in advance by the parents. Hopefully when “the day comes around” I actually get up and go and not laze around doing “the usual” - I just might end up doing “the usual’.

Beach Day

Beach day….. if there is one thing that you can always do while living on an island is to hang out at the beach.

My friends and I took advantage of a great sunny Sunday and decided to ride our bicycles to the beach in Bodden Town, we were able to cast our fishing lines in a ludicrous attempt to catch fish. which by the way was an epic failure, but while that was going on we decided to boogie board the waves were perfect – Boogie Board is similar to surfing but instead of standing you lay flat on your stomach. The larger the wave is, the farther you'll be able to ride it.

People of all ages can ride a boogie boards. Just don't go out in 5 feet waves if this is you're first time, and you should always check the weather forecast before getting into the water. which I didn’t do, since we were staying relativity close to the shore. It is also recommended that you use a boogie board with a strap. Just in case you fall off, the board will be there for you to get another wave without having to chase it down, as the board is a flotation aid which is always helpful to have near.

Always pay attention to warning signs on the beach. They may indicate hazards such as rocks, reefs, strong currents, old jetty remains or jellyfish.

We spent the entire day on the beach and boy was I hungry I didn’t realize how hungry and water logged I was until I got home, but all in all it was a day well spent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXRsHS50ws

Gaelic Football

My little brother has been trying out a few sports to see which ones he can get into. This weekend we went to Camana Bay to see if he would be interested in trying out for Gaelic Football.

This session was put on by The Cayman Islands Kids Gaelic Football Club called “Start of Season Blitz” – it was a free event and included training for children between the ages of 5 to 18.

The coaches started of by explaining what Gaelic Football was and there was a basic warm up for all players to get everyone familiar with catching and throwing the Gaelic Football and well as to learn a few techniques used .

It was mentioned that Gaelic Football is the most popular sport in Ireland however it seems be catching on in these parts of the world. From what I understand it is a mixture of football, basketball and rugby. The players are allowed to carry the ball in their hands, it can be kicked or hand passed. After every four steps the player must bounce of pass the ball.

Wikipedia states that it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) above the ground (1 point).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSOe-USZzok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvUld0shh8