Geronimo Questionnaire

Thank you for taking the time to do this. Please answer with as much thought and detail as possible. Really, don’t limit yourself. Tell as long a story as you like.

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What is your history with the ocean?

Do you recall your first experiences on a boat?

Did you sail as a child? Did you fish as a kid? Describe your history with both of these things.

Did you know about the Geronimo program before you arrived at St Georges? When were you first aware of it?

What was it that sparked your personal interest in Geronimo?

Prior to our Transatlantic trip, what was your history on Geronimo?

Do you remember the first time you heard anything about a Transatlantic trip?

What do you remember about our May program preparation for the trip?

What were feelings going into the trip?

What do you remember about our departure from Newport?

What do you recall about the first leg of the trip from Newport to Bermuda?

Did you get Seasick?

Any specific Memories from our time in Bermuda?

What do you remember about leaving Bermuda?

Any specific memories about the passage from Bermuda to the Azores?

Had you done a passage that long before? What were your thoughts about the length of this trip?

Describe your memories of any interesting marine life we encountered??

What do you remember about Night Watches?

What was your favorite thing to eat on the boat?

What aspects of daily routine at sea did you like the most?

What was your least favorite role or task on Geronimo?

Is there a particular sensory memory that you have of Geronimo? Smell? Sight?

What do you recall about arriving to the Azores? The sunrise? The smell?

What are your memories of “The Prank” that was perpetrated by one watch the night before our Azores arrival?

Any specific memories of our time in the Azores?

Do you remember the trip up to the Caldeira? Do you have memories of Peter Cafe Sport?

The first few days after our Azores departure, we were in the thick of turtles. What do you remember about this time?

Did you jump a turtle? Describe what that was like.

Shortly after our two days of turtle tagging, the weather changed. What do you recall about the rest of the passage to Spain?

Were you ever scared or nervous?

Do you remember making landfall in Spain?

Any memories of our arrival in La Coruna?

What about our final Dinner?

What did you do after you left the boat in Spain?

What was the most memorable thing about the entire trip for you? If you could identify one thing that you remember most vividly, what comes to mind? More than one memory is ok :)

Do you have an ongoing relationship with sailing or the ocean?

How has the Transatlantic trip impacted you to this day?

Any thoughts on the value of programs like Geronimo as Experiential education?

What are your circumstances now? Where do you live? What do you do there? Kids? Hobbies?

Describe Steve Connett for me...

Describe Babbie Connett for me...

Any other thoughts or memories that you would like to share? Don't edit! What's the coolest thing you remember from the trip? The scariest thing? The most unusual thing? Seriously, don't limit yourself- want to hear all your memories!