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Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown is Guyana's largest city. I stayed at the Le Meridien Pegasus and the staff service was amazing. They went out of their way to make me feel confortable. Too bad I couldn't see the city at night, the only free time I had, because unfortunately ...
Speedboating
Two weekends ago I traveled by speedboat to the interior town of Bartica. It is possible to arrive by car, however the condition of the road makes it a long and sometimes impossible (impassible?) journey. We drove an hour out of Georgetown to arrive at ...
The Last Two Weeks
... was recorded. It was awesome though, I was beaming afterwards. This weekend was Guyexpo, it is a trade show showcasing everything Guyana makes. It was cool, went there on Friday night, there was live entertainment on a stage, a big beer garden and ...
March 19th Mothers' March
... everyone’s intentions and hard work, the march almost didn’t go off. As I mentioned in a previous post, Guyana and specifically Georgetown has inadequate drainage systems for the amount of yearly rainfall. It has rained almost ...
Week One at Friendship Secondary Complete!
... /exhausting/daunting/inspiring all in one. We (all WorldTeach volunteers) were warned that the first week of school in Guyana was usually a little bit hectic, as teachers and the HeadMaster were probably still trying to figure out the Time Table, or ...
Georgetown Calling
Peter writes: After the anxiety and trouble we had entering French Guyane and Suriname, Guyana turned out to be a piece of cake. We asked our hotel in Niew Nickerie to book us onto the minibus to South Drain (not a contender for the most charming name in ...
Rain!
Yesterday it rained and it was like Christmas. We had been having lack of water problems for a couple days and it was getting really rough since we didn't have much for showering, flushing toilets, laundry, drinking, etc. It was close to one of the best ...
dolce and guyana
travelled south to north in the diverse Guyana. a heavily forested country. i travelled through the amerindian villages in the south, through the dense jungle to georgetown. Guyana is bursting with different cultures and thats what makes it so ...
Return to Guyana
It took about a year, but I finally made it back. Guyana, here I come. This time I decided to take a direct flight from New York-the only direct flight from anywhere in the US to Georgetown, Guyana. We left about 30 minutes late, which would make it ...
Past the halfway point
Well the end of Guyexpo was just as good as the beginning. It was so busy every night I went there. Everyone goes out almost every night to these kind of events. The Blue & White party was a lot of fun. All the local bands come out and sang, it was ...
A few lessons
... I have still not seen a working stoplight. Communicating: As I may have told you before, Guyana is the only English speaking country in South America. In general, communicating is not a problem. Here ...
Back At It -- Term 2
... 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 ...
A little Creolese
Here is a quick post showing a little bit of how the Creolese language spoken here translates into "normal English." This is probably why the first couple weeks of school I said "what?!" to my students at least a thousand times. After you get the hang of ...
Starting all of the "lasts"
... going to the movies. I don't know what it is about fish shops here, they just love them! I am taking most of next week off to do sight seeing and shopping, and just soaking up as much of Guyana as I possibly can, I sure am going to miss this ...
Kaieteur Falls
... and wearing my now very sad straw hat. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIGHT after we touched down on the little airstrip in our Trans Guyana Airlines one-prop plane and began our hike to the Falls, I heard a familiar noise--PARROTS!!!!!!! Malcolm, our ...
Greetings from Guyana!
... days in Guyana we spent at CPCE (Cyril Potter College for Education) which is right next to the University of Guyana, just outside of Georgetown, the capital. At CPCE we learned more about the Guyanese culture, and had guest speakers from the ...
Indo-Guyanese Roti and Curry and Polouri
I have had yet another busy week (I am starting to feel like a broken record... sorry folks), and for the first time since I arrived I am enjoying a day all to myself in Georgetown (minus the cooking, cleaning and laundry that I did this morning... MAN ...
Baganara - Work Retreat
CSIH retreat for TB workers in Guyana. It was held at a nice resort on an island on the Essequibo river. Around 60 people went including CSIH staff and Canadian consultants, Guyanese TB doctors, nurses, lab techs, and outreach ...
The Mini Bus
This is pretty much one of the most fun things to do in Guyana on a daily basis. This is their form of public transit. There are no bus stops, you just stand on the side of the road and flag one down. On the outside the bus just looks like an old VW ...
We finally reached the Caribbean Sea
Our goal is accomplished: South America from the Southernmost point to Northern Coast!! ...
Trip to New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is East along the coast from Georgetown. Our project works at the hospitals and clinics there and I went with Alam to get acquainted with hospitals and staff. It was an interesting car ride along a decent paved road, but the drivers are ...
Arrival in Frienship!
Today we (Tiffany and I) finally arrived in Friendship, the village in which we'll be teaching. The end of orientation was both exciting and sad -- it's exciting to get to our schools, but sad to leave all of the people we've met and made bonds with ...
Jah Man...arrival in Guyana
... that I will be assisted by four youth volunteers from the Guyana Red Cross and other youth groups as well as employees from the Guyana National Blood Transfusion Service (the Blood Bank), as well as the Blood Safety Officer from the Guyana CDC. We have a ...
Receptions
... with trip to Kaieteur Falls in the "hinterlands" as the interior is referred to here. Last night reception with Guyana Nurses Association--same story, different continent. One of the nurses performed a skit that was basically a conversation ...
Almost October
As the first month of teaching at Friendship comes to a close, I can honestly say that it is still going very well and that I do love teaching the students here. However, I have never been so exhausted in my entire life, and I cannot even begin to ...
An English speaking country - how strange!
We arrived quite late to Georgetown and checked into a cute guesthouse called Rima before heading over the road for a quick beer before bed (always got to try the local beers as soon as possible). We met the owner of the bar and he gave us a quick ...
Birthday in Guyana
... , for karaoke night, then some friends came back to our place and just chilled there until way too late. Saturday I celebrated my birthday Guyana style. I just hung out with Annika and Jackie during the day, it was low key day, and it was great. The ...
The Zoo
I went to the zoo the other day. It is a small zoo attached to the botanical gardens-the same place where I saw the manatees. The majority of the animals are birds: parrots, macaws, cranes, and even a few eagles (you can see the photo of me with a very ...
Weekend adventures
... at the zoo.....we'll see. The other noteworthy event from dinner was that I didn't understand about half of what went on. I know I said Guyana is an English speaking country, which it is. But, here in da Caribbean ma, we be talkin lik dis an rel fas ma ...
Jonestown!--ok, not there yet
It has been about two weeks and I am officially known around town as White Rasta. Ok, so I might be exaggerating a little. Things are going well and I am gearing up for a week in a smaller town. New Amsterdam is the capital of the ...