Reply To: JoCo Cruise Crazy 3: Get excited and talk about things!
For me, the cruise gives me a near-perfect balance of being able to socialize with similar people, con-type events to attend, PLUS the opportunity to go check out exotic (to me) locales and wildlife. The cost to travel to PAXes/W00tstocks/similar from Canada is so expensive already, I can’t really justify it when what I really want to do is nerd out with my biology stuff on vacation downtime.
That being said, I just started a new job this week! I’m hoping they’ll give me the time off.. I’ve heard rumors that they strongly suggest that I take my vacations when the cyclotron goes down, which does not line up with this trip.. fingers crossed.