Parika, Guyana

... 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 ...

... "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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...