Parika, Guyana

Parika - Week 4
Jun 28, 2008

... half your height. [A little side note on gender equity: a lot of us have been surprised at the blatant gender roles here in Guyana. The most surprising display that I witnessed was when we wanted to move the desks and chairs to the side of the room to make ...

Parika - Week 3
Jun 22, 2008

... "workshops", which last all day), and we will be preparing to do after-school literacy and sports sessions at the Parika/Salem Primary/Secondary school starting tomorrow. So far the community has been overwhelmingly receptive to us. They invite us into ...

Parika - Week 5 (Final week!)
Jul 5, 2008

... rankings as opposed to grades. The person who ranked 3rd in her class had an overall mark of 50%...... We will be leaving Parika this Friday and spending three days in the capital city of Georgetown for an after-project wind-down! Hopefully I'll be able ...

Parika - Week 2
Jun 16, 2008

... bananas) we set off to Parika, where I am right now. It's a bit of a culture shock just walking down the street because Guyana isn't really a tourist destination and the sight of white people is a rare one. I should mention that my group (eleven of us in ...