Herdmanston Lodge Georgetown

At last we have arrived in Georgetown and have made our way to the Pegasus Hotel (N6.49.30.97W58.09.38.90) on the sea front. On arrival we checked with the management and they are happy for us to stay in the guarded car park for a few days, they were especially good about it since it is the premier hotel in Guyana and they did not even insist we eat there. That said the food was very good. Our first priority is ...

... doesn't mean the people don't drink. Bars are everywhere, but I'm not sure I'd be welcome. There's nothing worse than drinking alone in a bar full of merry-makers, except maybe being harassed by *********d drunks. It's hard to find a balance. But the taxi drivers seem nice enough. They probably want tips; yeah, right. Maybe it's the inherent racism of the system here. I'm pretty sensitive to that even when it's well-hidden, like here, even ...

... Well, I'm cutting up the boxes because they're a fire hazard, Pat responds. Oh, but the teachers wanted those boxes, the Acting Headmistress says. But they're garbage, Pat says. "But how do you know what is garbage?!" she asks a 63 year old North American woman with as much condescending authority as she can muster. And liking the feeling of power she gets from embarrassing an old white woman, she again demands about four times, "How do you know what ...

... were currently teaching. The day before we were scheduled to leave for Bartica (Friday 8/17), then, I spent the Wednesday night and half of Thursday at Grove. I spent most of the day cleaning our outdoor altar, which was covered in layers of dirt and insect pouches and nests, and was just unbelievably uncared-for. Our neighbors were going to get the house ready for us when I returned in about 12 days. I returned to CPCE anxious about the speedboat ride into Bartica.

... The bus hurtled its way for the next 6 hours along dusty red jungle tracks, carving its way through the deep untouched beauty of the rainforest, only yards away, and often hanging over the road brushing the top of the bus. It felt very enclosed, and there was a sense of intimacy with the forest that is impossible to get on a river boat down the Amazon. Eventually the forest started to clear and we came out into a landscape of thick sandy scrub ...

... I need. I just haven't packed the suitcases yet. If everything will fit is the problem. If my mother will stop freaking out is the bigger problem. But I am heading back, and I am looking forward to it. I can't deny that I'm not nervous, and I'm sure that this isn't going to be just an adventure. I should explain that I'm doing this because I want to give back to country and the educational system ...

... World Cup is being hosted by the West Indies, and from March 28 to April 8th all of the games are being played in Guyana. This has been very exciting for 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 ...

... you, or stopping to pick up or drop off people in a way that you do not like, let them know. Hand signals work, but the most effective way is to yell at them. Again, make sure your vehicle is either larger or faster than theirs. 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 ...

... one of the cutest things ever -- One of my 8th grade students was talking with me: Student: "Miss! What do you do in America?" Me: "Um, what do you mean?" Student: "Like, what do you do?" Me: "You mean what is my job?" Student: "Yes miss" Me: "Well, I want to be a teacher there too" Student: "ok miss. Miss, a science teacher?" Me: "Yes" Student: "wow, those American students are so lucky miss, because we're gonna miss you and they're gonna have a ...

... out and gotten whatever I wanted, it was a lot of fun, I am a really good shopper, and the beauty of it all is that everything is cheep when compared to Canadian prices, so you can do a fair amount of shopping. After the shopping we went up and spend the afternoon at a beautiful rooftop bar in the bus park. There are plants all over the place, and the alcohol is cheep, it is the only place in ...