About Us

Our Family

We moved to Guam in December of 2010, where Andrew manages the IT department at the Adventist Clinic, and Brenda works as a School Counselor. We have 2 daughters and enjoy traveling and exploring new places.

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About Andrew

I grew up in Michigan, North Dakota, California, Sri Lanka, Russia and Maryland and went to Highland View Academy for most of high school. I then attended Columbia Union College for 4 years before graduating with a BS in Computer Science, an AS in Engineering and a Math Minor. Since graduation I have lived in Maryland, California, Cambodia, Guam, Tennessee and then Guam again. I enjoy snorkeling, scuba diving, kiteboarding, hiking, camping and traveling in my free time.

Cameras

iPhone

I take most pictures on iPhone now. In addition to the standard camera app, I also use others for capturing and stitching together full 360-degree images.

Underwater: Olympus Tough TG-6

I started using the Olympus Tough TG-6 for underwater pictures at the beginning of 2022, and have been really happy with the results so far.

Previous Camera Equipment

Canon Powershot A640

I had this camera for many years, and used it with an underwater housing for snorkeling and diving.

Others

For a while I used a Fujifilm FinePix XP10 for underwater pictures, and before that I used an aquapac camera case for underwater shots with my first digital camera, which was a Kodak 1 megapixel model with no zoom.

Andrew’s Country List

(LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

  1. USA (all 50 states plus Guam & Saipan)
  2. Mexico (~1985)
  3. Singapore (1988)
  4. Sri Lanka (1988, 2017)
  5. China (Mainland (~1990), Hong Kong (2012, 2013, 2017) & Macau (2013)
  6. Germany (~1992)
  7. Austria (~1992)
  8. Italy (~1992, 1999)
  9. Switzerland (~1992, 1999)
  10. France (~1992, 1999)
  11. Russia (~1992, 1993)
  12. Netherlands (1995)
  13. England (1995, 1997)
  14. Belgium (1995)
  15. Moldova (1994)
  16. Australia (1997, 2014)
  17. New Zealand (1997, 2013)
  18. Kenya (1999, 2019)
  19. Vatican City (1999)
  20. Greece (1999)
  21. Cyprus (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
  22. Israel (1999)
  23. Egypt (1999, 2003)
  24. Spain (1999, 2024)
  25. Canada (2000, 2023)
  26. Cambodia (2002, 2003, 2012)
  27. Thailand (2003, 2006)
  28. Croatia (2002)
  29. Slovenia (2002)
  30. Vietnam (2003, 2012)
  31. Laos (2003)
  32. South Korea (2003)
  33. Philippines (2003,2019)
  34. Japan (2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  35. Palau (2004)
  36. Malaysia (2006)
  37. Turkey (2007)
  38. Uruguay (2008)
  39. Argentina (2008)
  40. Micronesia (Pohnpei (2016), Kosrae (2016) and airports only Yap (2004) & Chuuk (2016))
  41. Marshall Islands (Majuro (2016) and airport only Kwajelein (2016))
  42. United Arab Emirates (2017, 2019)
  43. Armenia (2017)
  44. Tanzania (2019)
  45. Ethiopia (2019)
  46. Zimbabwe (2019)
  47. Zambia (2019)
  48. Botswana (2019)
  49. South Africa (2019)
  50. Iceland (2023)
  51. Finland (2024)
  52. Sweden (2024)
  53. Norway (2024)

Territorial Waters Only:
Saudi Arabia (2003)
Namibia (2019)