Friendship, Guyana Travel Blogs

Time Flies!
Nov 19, 2006 (8 photos)

... On November 5th I went to this really big Reggae/Soca party at the National Park, which was a blast. Pretty much everyone in Guyana is an amazing dancer. I'm pretty sure they start dancing in the womb. You'll see little 5 year old boys dancing better that ...

End of Term 2!
Apr 3, 2007 (9 photos)

... everyone here, and actually the new stadium and new huge hotel are located only about 15 minutes from where we live in Friendship. A lot of our friends have come in to watch the games, along with a lot of Europeans...it's a little weird to see ...

Arrival in Frienship!
Aug 19, 2006 (5 photos)

... to get to our schools, but sad to leave all of the people we've met and made bonds with these past weeks. So far Friendship seems very nice, although I've only been here for about 5 hours :-) Tiffany and I both have our own apartments, which are right ...

Rainy season! eek
May 24, 2007 (17 photos)

Hi! So term 3 has been going well so far, although time is flying and I can't believe it's almost June! I'm getting my students ready for their National Grade 9 Exam, which starts June 18th. Lots of studying and review. It is currently rainy season, so ...

Almost October
Sep 29, 2006 (5 photos)

... the locals. I've gotten to know some really great people who've taught me a lot already. Tomorrow some of the other Friendship teachers, WT volunteers, and I are going to an Amerindian Festival, where I hear there will be fun cultural stuff, dancing, ...

Iguana Story
Sep 29, 2006 (4 photos)

Hi again from the Caribbean! I'm actually going to take this time and space to tell a story that happened about a month ago, but that I haven't had time to write about until now. So it was around the end of August, and it was a pretty normal Saturday ...

almost done?!?!
Jul 2, 2007 (9 photos)

There are less than 3 weeks left of my time here in Guyana, which is incredibly difficult to fathom. I don't really feel ready to leave, as I've come to really love living and teaching here and I finally feel that I've really adapted to life in this ...

keepin' on keepin' on
Oct 14, 2006 (8 photos)

... that things are going very well and seem to get even better each week. I'm really beginning to love teaching here in Friendship, and although the students are a handful sometimes, overall it is a really awesome and rewarding experience. As I spend more ...

Back At It -- Term 2
Jan 22, 2007 (3 photos)

... to home over Christmas. It's definitely great to be back in Guyana, although the first day or so was pretty rough, and I was wondering if Guyana had always been like this, or if I had just forgotten a lot in the 3 short weeks I was home. I think I've come ...

Week One at Friendship Secondary Complete!
Sep 9, 2006 (4 photos)

... . I hope everyone who reads this is doing well!! Oh! And if you would like to send a letter or package, my address is below: Jaime Hurlbut WorldTeach Programme Friendship Secondary School Friendship, East Bank Demerara Guyana, South America