Regency Suites Hotel Georgetown

This morning after breakfast we walked into the Police Station to get our passports stamped, after a bit of confusion with the man in the office we realised he as the official and got our tourist card filled out and the passports stamped. From there we got directions to the Customs office, here the man asked for the registration, driving licence, passports and insurance papers and then informed us we needed photocopies of all. We had most but copied the last few and also got our ...

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 rundown of the town and said it's not as dangerous as the guidebooks suggest. The next day we went exploring and booked ...

... system dies, it will be because it is being asphyxiated by the bureaucracy that it so loves and that rigidity prevents most of the children in the system from answering a simple question that requires their opinion and not a regurgitation of information. The question that I can NEVER get my students to answer satisfactorily is "What did you like about the story?" or "What didn't you like about the story?" It requires their opinion. All I get are direct quotes ...

... to take us to Eena's guesthouse. The taxi driver doubled as a policeman in working hours, and gave us a brief introduction on where not to go as we made our way there. The guesthouse in spite of its central location overlooking the St. Georges Cathedral (apparently the tallest wooden structure anywhere in the world), was a rip-off with small cramped rooms, appalling bathroom facilities, and sky-high prices. We immediately wandered off to find ...

... living and teaching in Guyana, the time just goes faster and faster. I am definitely enjoying each minute though, and have learned and gained so much from my experience here. Anyways, Term 2 finished out well, and my students did pretty well on my cumulative exam. I can definitely see progress in their critical thinking and ...

... from the interior to Georgetown to have the surgery done. Dr. Becky talked with each of them and then we head back to the hotel. Lunch was a $540 "chicken burger," basically grilled chicken on a bun, stir-fry veggies, and $240 worth of Coke. Afterward Nicole and I loafed around and took some pictures until about four when dad returned. After everyone got back ...

... pudding," pronounced without the "g." Black pudding is a local specialty available only on Fridays and Saturdays. It is spiced and seasoned rice stuffed into cow intestine to make what is essentially a rice sausage. There is also "white pudding". The main difference is...blood. No joke, it's a kosher paradise. The rice in black pudding is seasoned with cow's blood, while the white pudding has no blood. I tried black pudding ...

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 about 2:00 am, Eastern Standard Time; yes folks that's two in the morning. I figured it would be something like a redeye, arriving around 8:00 am into Guyana, (which is one hour ahead of New York). Redeye was right, except there wasn't much ...

Nothing all that eventful has been happening over this past week. Visiting with friends, and that's about it. Friday night was spent in bed, there was not a lot of sleep happening during the week, between hanging out with friends who apparently don't believe in sleeping, or going to our favourite local bar, finding that one thing leads to another and I am getting to bed at 4:00 am on a Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Saturday was spent ...